DOT picks less expensive Gravina ferry option; Ketchikan laments

The Gravina Island Access Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement process has moved forward now that the State of Alaska has chosen its preferred alternative, but Ketchikan officials were not excited about the choice.
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Gravina ferry, draft EIS map. Photo shared via KRBD.org.
There was a meeting Thursday morning between Alaska’s Department of Transportation commissioner, Sen. Bert Stedman and Ketchikan borough and city officials, where DOT officials announced their ch