0:35
John Bohan
1:24 - 2:00
"The breach locations that were chosen are the potential high-impact areas. And so tree strikes and direct, you know, even though we fortified these areas, the direct impacts at the 90-degree corners just effectively to, you know, to prepare for the worst-case scenario. As Ryan said, these are sandbags, they are temporary measures."
“The breach locations that were chosen are the potential high-impact areas. And so tree strikes and direct, you know, even though we fortified these areas, the direct impacts at the 90-degree corners just effectively to, you know, to prepare for the worst-case scenario. As Ryan said, these are sandbags, they are temporary measures.”
- Speaker
- John Bohan
- Timestamp
- 1:24 – 2:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- July 9, 2026
From the transcript
Yeah, just to add to that, that's really good characterization, Ryan. The breach locations that were chosen are the potential high-impact areas. And so tree strikes and direct, you know, even though we fortified these areas, the direct impacts at the 90-degree corners just effectively to, you know, to prepare for the worst-case scenario. As Ryan said, these are sandbags, they are temporary measures. We have had extreme— we have a lot of confidence in them, we've had very good success with them, but we got to remember they are still temporary measures.
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