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The Alaska Highway route is a bargain and safe, compared to the rival proposal for an offshore international Arctic natural gas pipeline known as the over-the-top route, according to an engineering study commissioned by the Yukon government. Laying pipe along the floor of the Beaufort Sea between Prudhoe Bay and the Mackenzie Delta confronts the North American industry with risks it has never faced and probably would cost almost $2 billion more to overcome, according to the report.