Win Gruening says:  "Fact: The $574 million cost of this project will not reduce our Permanent Fund dividend. Nor will it reduce spending on needed public safety concerns and social services, or take food from the mouths of babes. Ninety percent of the project cost is paid for by the federal government with highway transportation dollars."

What Win Gruening doesn't say:

1. The $574 million is an obsolete figure.  It has not ben updated in several years.  Its cost has gone up by at least $100,000,000 each time it has been updated.
2.  If about $500 million of federal funds are spent on this project, while it won't affect public safety and social services, it does mean that there is $500 million in federal funds that won't be available to be spent in SE Alaska, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other regions of the state for transportation projects that are needed and that actually make sense.
3.  The Juneau "Access: road is a $1 billion project- or more- no matter what its proponents say.I