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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Port of Anchorage <\/a>is under renovation by engineering firm CH2MHill. “Ninety percent of the goods in the state of Alaska<\/a> pass through that port,\u201d chariman Ernie Hall said. \u201cIt\u2019s a key part of the infrastructure of the state and we’ve got to finish this project.” He stressed that this renovation was priority.<\/p>\n Hall and other assembly members will have to approve the appointment of CH2MHill to helm the project before any work can be done. The city has a pending lawsuit that alleges faulty port construction work was done by VECO, a company CH2MHill purchased after the work in question had been completed.<\/p>\n Senator Kevin Meyer said the main complications revolve around the funding of the project. Mayor Sullivan sent his capital budget to Juneau, asking the legislature for $250 million for the port renovation. The project is years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.<\/p>\n “To ask the legislature for money right now is going to be difficult,” Meyer said. “Primarily because we already have so many projects that are in the works.”<\/p>\n The renovation is so important because the state relies on the port as its major import facility. The federal government also relies on the port for the military.<\/p>\n Senator Meyer hopes the project can find funding in desperate hopes to renovate the port.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ktuu.com\/news\/news\/legislature-assembly-concerned-over-portrenovation\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Port of Anchorage is under renovation by engineering firm CH2MHill. “Ninety percent of the goods in the state of Alaska pass through that port,\u201d chariman Ernie Hall said. \u201cIt\u2019s a key part of the infrastructure of the state … Continue reading