Inter-agency negotiations on the future of the mile-long Chilkoot River Road as well as funding uncertainties will delay for another year construction of riverside bear-viewing facilities, state officials said this week.
The river is a summertime magnet for commercial tours, campers, fishermen and photographers. In recent years it’s also become a loosely managed bear-viewing attraction.
“It’s too late to do anything this season. Figuring out what to do with the road corridor will take some…
