A sign indicates the turn for Jim’s Landing on Skilak Lake Road on Sunday, June 13, 2021 near Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

A sign indicates the turn for Jim’s Landing on Skilak Lake Road on Sunday, June 13, 2021 near Skilak Lake on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Jims’ Landing Boat Launch to close for construction

Jims’ Landing boat ramp on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, near Skilak Loop’s east entrance, will be closed for construction for much of March.

According to a release from the refuge, the closure will be implemented March 6 and remain in effect until March 26.

Construction will continue through the spring and summer, but the release says that the ramp will remain open.

For updates on the construction project, public meeting records and site designs, visit usfws-jims.blogspot.com.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.

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