Sitka gets $1.3 million in state funds to extend sea walk

SITKA, Alaska — The city of Sitka has announced that construction will start on the second phase of an oceanside sidewalk project thanks to more than $1.3 million in state funding.
The Sitka Sentinel reports that the money awarded through the Alaska Transportation Alternatives Program will help cover the cost of extending the walkway. The Sitka Sea Walk project is one of 12 projects funded statewide in the program under the state’s transportation department.
City Engineer Dan Tadic s