{"id":4275,"date":"2016-08-23T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2016-08-23T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:00:19","slug":"work-begins-on-shelter-cove-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4275","title":{"rendered":"Work Begins On Shelter Cove Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Road construction teams began the clearing and grubbing work on the right-of-way for the new Shelter Cove road, which will connect Ketchikan\u2019s road system to the U.S. Forest Service road system around George and Carroll inlets.<\/p>\n<p>The two photos show the right-of-way from the ground view and an aerial view from different sections of the 7-mile project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4276\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4276\" class=\"wp-image-4276 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Shelter Cove Road construction\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter Cove road construction<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not often a new road is built in Southeast Alaska.\u00a0 It took a considerable amount of time and effort by former Representative Johansen and myself as Co-Chairman of Senate Finance to acquire the funding.\u00a0 Two separate bills (2008 and 2012) authorizing $29 million in state bonds had to be passed by the legislature and then approved by the voters.\u00a0 My office has also spent many hours encouraging state agencies to make the project a priority and get it designed and out to bid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4277\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4277\" class=\"wp-image-4277 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shelter Cove picture #2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-2-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Shelter-Cove-picture-2-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter Cove road construction<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is an exciting project that will allow access to our lands and waters for economic, recreational, and subsistence opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, including maps, click <a href=\"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Shelter-Cove-Road-Press-Release-3.15.16.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road construction teams began the clearing and grubbing work on the right-of-way for the new Shelter Cove road, which will connect Ketchikan\u2019s road system to the U.S. Forest Service road system around George and Carroll inlets. 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