 The preferred route selected by the DOT&PF would be constructed according to Alternative 2B, as outlined in the environmental impact statement.This option includes 47.9 miles of new highway along the east shore of the Lynn Canal, to run from Echo Cove (at the current terminus of the Glacier Highway) to a new ferry terminal (at ) at the mouth of the Katzehin River, along Chilkoot Inlet.Ferry service from the Katzehin terminal would extend to Haines, on the opposite bank of Chilkoot Inlet, as well as Skagway, approximately 18 miles to the north.