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Quirky, once-isolated Alaska town is eyeing a transportation-system upgrade

Posted 7/22/25

Whittier, the quirky port town at the western edge of Prince William Sound, is known for keeping people in close quarters. Almost all of the approximately 275 residents live in a single building, a converted military structure called the Begich Towers. The only route in and out for land vehicles is a 2.5-mile, single-lane tunnel […]

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