Transportation officials pick route bypassing Cooper Landing

Transportation officials are planning to move forward with a proposal for Sterling Highway that would bypass Cooper Landing, a crowded recreation area in the summer.
The Alaska Dispatch News reports transportation officials announced Friday that the preferred route would build 5.5 miles of highway farther from Kenai Lake, crossing the lower Juneau Creek and Kenai River.
Alaska’s Department of Transportation needs to get Federal Highway Administration approval before it can begin constructi