The rate of coastal erosion seems to be speeding up near Cape Blossom.

Coastal erosion occurring near Cape Blossom, outside of Kotzebue, Alaska.

Coastal erosion near Cape Blossom

For more than a decade, the city of Kotzebue has been planning to establish a deep-water port facility out at Cape Blossom, about 11 miles south of Kotzebue. A new road to the port would allow goods to be delivered to town, without the lightering fee.