Phase 1 – Establish Purpose and Need / Assess Existing Conditions / Project Future Travel Demands / Identify a Range of Alternatives
February 2003 – December 2003
Phase 1 Milestones
Notice of Intent (Federal Register) - May 7, 2003
Scoping Meeting - June 25, 2003
ACOE Confirms Purpose and Need - September 26, 2003
Scoping Report - March 1, 2004
Phase 2 – Develop and Screen Conceptual Alternatives
January 2004 – November 2004
Phase 2 Milestone
Rationale Report - January 6, 2005
Phase 3 – Preliminary Design / Impact Assessment / Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
January 2005 – July 2006
Phase 3 Milestone
DEIS - July 2006
Phase 4 – Public Hearing
September 21, 2006
Phase 5 – Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
November 2006 – January 2008
Phase 5 Milestones
FEIS - December 2007
Notice of Availability (Federal Register) - February 1, 2008
FHWA ROD - targeted May 2008
Final Design
October 2008 – October 2013
Construction (dependent on the availability of funding)
Spring 2010 – Fall 2016
