Alaska’s highway network is poorly developed.
But I think we’ve been oversold on the benefits of cross-strait traffic.
I don’t see too many people driving to Moscow let alone London.
But for commercial truck traffic, it would be a game-changer.
I think there is Zero value connecting across the straight. It is a nowhere area on both sides.
Alaska would benefit far from a rail line to the lower 48 and break the Washington Port / Jones Act stranglehold for shipping.
It is too far for any significant truck freight, barges are cheaper for the distance.