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Homeowners advocating use of the existing “Exposition Right of Way” south of
Northvale Road at the edge of our neighborhood
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PHASE I |
PHASE II |
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Metro/Expo
Board chooses alternatives to study and awards Environmental Consulting
Contract (for preparation of Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Alternative Analysis (AA) |
Feb
2000 |
Nov
2006 |
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Public Scoping Meetings and Comment Period |
May 23,
2000 |
February
27, 2007 |
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Public
Review of Draft EIR and EIS |
April
6, 2001 |
Winter
2007/2008 |
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Approval
of Draft EIR and EIS; Locally Preferred Alternative adopted; Drafting of
Final EIR begins that requires refined station-area planning and development
of required mitigation measures |
June
2001 |
Spring
2008 |
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Preliminary
Engineering begins |
2003 |
Spring 2008 |
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Public
Circulation of Final EIR and EIS |
Through
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April
2009 |
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Certification
of Final EIR and EIS |
December
2005 |
Spring
2009 |
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Record
of Decision (approval) from Federal Transportation Administration |
February
27, 2006 |
Summer
2009 |
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Construction
starts
(groundbreaking) |
September
29, 2006 |
Fall
2009 |
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Operations start |
June
2010 |
Summer
2013 |
All times in the
future are, of course, estimates.