The public comment period on Cooper Landing Bypass options will close on May 26th.
The project, formally known as the Sterling Highway Project milepost 45 – 60 held three open houses across the state in April.
At the Soldotna event Rick Moore spoke about the trials of the current road as a semi truck driver.
Moore: “We pull the doubles through there and we can’t keep the trailers in one lane on some of these curves and if you get one car that comes six inches over that double line, what do we do? We either hit the guys head on or we go off the road to try to miss them. It’s a no win situation.”
Project Manager Kelly Peterson with the Department of Transportation said public input is extremely important.
Peterson: “Now is the time that the public needs to weigh in with their opinions, right now is when their opinions can sway and influence the decision, we really need public input. This project is about values and different people value different resources differently. As a team we’ve been coordinating with the agencies with jurisdiction legally over these resources but the agencies with jurisdiction are there protecting public lands and we need to hear the values of the public so it’s very important to get your comments in by May 26th.”
Those interested in commenting on the Sterling Highway milepost 45-60 Project can visit their website.
