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Shelley Hughes

7:08 - 7:28

“We already have the right of way. We have the presidential permit that was signed in 2021, um, based on that prior work”
Timestamp
7:08 – 7:28
Community
Alaska News
Location
Alaska
Captured at
August 6, 2026

From the transcript

The H2A project, okay, and there's still work being done on that. There's renewed interest. We already have the right of way. We have the presidential permit that was signed in 2021, um, based on that prior work, okay. Now on the other border, uh, on the western side, am I saying that well?

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