Auke Lake to host construction

The Auke Lake wayside parking launch and boat ramp will close Oct. 19 to accommodate construction equipment.

The City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation Department announced that a project to build a pathway from Engineers’ Cutoff to the wayside will require equipment to be staged in the area.

The parking lot will be fenced off and closed until early June.

Anyone with questions is asked to Call Danielle Ryder of the Alaska Department of Transportation at 465-1323 or Brice Iverson of SECON at 321-2637.

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