This is one man's opinion, which he is entitled to. Had the bridge been built, the 100 million would not be wasted. The fact that the money is gone and nothing is there has nothing to do with Young's appropriating the money, and everything to do with those who opposed building the bridge.  If the bridge were built, we'd have an alternate means to access Anchorage by. Remember fair traffic? Pt. McKenzie is not an unpeopled wasteland; the KGB area is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the state. KGB road is also one of if not the deadliest Anyone traveling from Settler's Bay to Anchorage around 7am or back around 5pm on a workday would question the study of commute times. It is total bunk. Some of the strongest opposition to the bridge has come from Anchorage politicians, who feared the loss of tax revenue.  With a bridge the highly inflated property values in Anchorage would drop, Anchorage would see an exodus of people to the Point, and Anchorage would have less taxes to spend.