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Project Alternatives

The bridge, transit and highway options under consideration were packaged into five alternatives for analysis. This effort is required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and resulted in the publication of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS).

The following alternatives were studied for the Draft EIS:

  1. No build
  2. Replacement bridge with bus rapid transit
  3. Replacement bridge with light rail
  4. Supplemental bridge with bus rapid transit
  5. Supplemental bridge with light rail

The Draft EIS release on May 2, 2008 started a 60-day public review and comment period that ended July 1, 2008.

As part of the Draft EIS process, several additional congestion relief elements were included in each of the “build” alternatives. Each alternative was thoroughly analyzed to determine how well it relieves congestion and improves the safety and mobility problems defined
for I-5.