Skagway ferry service during dock repair hinges on Coast Guard wavier

The Skagway ferry dock. (Emily Files, KHNS)
Skagway borough officials wondered aloud what was happening with the planned Skagway ferry dock refurbishment, at a meeting last week.
The project could cut off local ferry service for months.
Whether Skagway retains any service during the dock project depends on a Coast Guard waiver the Alaska Marine Highway hopes to acquire.
Earlier this year, the Department of Transportation said if the ferry dock project were to happen this winter, then it would pr