Reports earlier this month on the removal of a U.S. flag from the truck of a Denali contractor ignited what the National Park Service described as “hateful words and threats” directed at park staff.
The National Park Service said Friday that one of its employees raised concerns in mid-May about a U.S. flag flying from a truck used by a construction worker in Denali National Park and Preserve, leading to the removal of the flag.
The report about the flag had circulated widely on social media leading up to Memorial Day, and was amplified after Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan wrote a letter — which he posted on social media — to the National Park Service, calling the situation “an outrage.” “As is always the case with construction work in our national parks, the goal is to minimize impacts and noise for both visitors and wildlife as much as possible,” Federal Highway Administration spokesperson Angela Gates said in a statement Wednesday.
The highway administration staff “brought both concerns to the responsible contractor, who addressed the situation per their usual process,” Gates said. The highway administration “asked that the flag be removed,” according to a statement from Erin Kuhlman, Granite’s chief marketing and communications officer.
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