A year after the Ministry of Forests laid out five options for restoring access to Idaho Peak, no decision has been made. The ministry said this week that they continue to work with the Ministry of Transportation to evaluate the options. Three options call for a new bridge across Carpenter Creek downstream of Sandon and a new road to connect with the existing forest road. A fourth option is to repair the existing road, but the ministry said it would require acquiring land because the existing road trespasses on private property. The final option would be permanent deactivation of the forest road, leaving the lookout inaccessible.