09/25/2026
National Public Lands Day (Sept. 26) has us thinking about the places we recreate and the work it sometimes takes to get there. In Whittier, the vision for extending Sh***un Cove Road goes back more than 40 years, and it’s exciting to see another piece of that vision take shape.
CRW's team has spent the past eight years working with the City of Whittier to design and permit the extension through some very Alaskan terrain. The road will ultimately extend to reach public U.S. Forest Service land at Trinity Point, improving access and opening new opportunities for recreation and future development.
The design includes major rock work, retaining walls, fish-passage and structural culverts, drainage improvements, trails, viewpoints, and coastal access, while working to limit clearing and preserve the character of the Passage Canal shoreline. With another construction season wrapping up, we’re proud to have a role in bringing that vision a little farther down the road.
The September issue of Alaska Business takes a look at Sh***un Cove Road and Whittier’s other plans for the future. Read “Mapping Whittier’s Future”: https://digital.akbizmag.com/issue/september-2026/mapping-whittiers-future/
