Haines harbor expansion project nears bid phase

Boats docked at Haines small boat harbor. (Emily Files, KHNS)
After years in the making, the plan to expand Haines’ small boat harbor is coming to fruition.
The Haines Borough Port and Harbor Advisory Committee reviewed and approved the Portage Cove Harbor expansion draft bid documents at a meeting this week.
The $20-million first phase of the harbor project will go out to bid later this month.
The committee had a few questions about the harbor expansion draft bid documents drawn up by PND