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The planning process for the Columbia River Crossing project is marked by five major decision points:

Identify Preferred Alternative

The project team will prepare environmental studies and a draft EIS to evaluate the remaining alternatives. The draft EIS report describes the positive and negative impacts of each alternative on a broad range of community and natural resources. We will seek public and agency input on the results of the analysis to ensure it captures the full range of positive and negative effects of each alternative. Finally, a "locally preferred alternative" will be formally adopted by all of the transportation agencies in the region.

These are the steps leading up to Milestone 4:

	The public will be given the opportunity to review the evaluation of alternatives presented in the draft EIS, provide comments on the accuracy and completeness of the impact analysis, and provide input on the alternative that should be selected for construction.
	Engineers will prepare detailed engineering drawings for the preferred alternative.
	Scientists will prepare a draft EIS that summarizes the findings of the technical reports-this will be made available to the public for review. A final EIS describing the preferred alternative will be prepared. This document will discuss the reasons for its selection and respond to public comments.
	Funding plans for the preferred alternative will be developed.

Define the problem and identify criteria for evaluating alternatives Identify the range of alternatives to be considered Identify alternatives to be considered in the draft EIS Identify the preferred alternative Secure federal approval for the preferred alternative

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