How much will it cost to offload and transport goods from existing port facilities in Whittier and Seward by rail or road?  If that cost does not exceed the cost of repair to the Port of Anchorage we will on yet another fool's errand for the people of Alaska while a select few profit handsomely. .Please remember this is same Municipality that created  the SAP (computer software) fiscal Black Hole in a bi-partisan effort.     

Besides, according to this article, this will not be a real "crisis" for ten years.  With that projection you have lost the attention of any Alaska politician because they only mark time by election cycles of 2 or 4 years.  Call back then............