David Lewis - Transportation money cannot be used for health care & most village health care centers are funded by BIA/Native Corporation funds any way. King Cove has a health center, but like most village health centers, it can't handle anything critical. Unless you want to staff these village clinics full-time with specialists, you're not getting rid of the need for med evacs. The difference between King Cove & many other villages is that it is frequently beset by weather that prevents aircraft from being able to safely use its airfield.

The questions you ask would be answered during the DOT process of designing the road. It would likely be something similar to the Tanana Road, which 4WDs can navigate in the winter. It was built with State funds, so didn't have to meet federal highway standards, so cost about $14 million. The King Cove road is less than one-tenth the length, so should cost much less. There is also already some old road in place that could be part of the project.