Fec~era~Priorities 2007 Transportation <br />3. Select Alignment Late Fall 2008 <br />• Estimate cost for Transportation Reauthorization <br />4. Develop Design Alternatives (Alternatives Analysis) Spring 2009 <br />5. Environmental Analysis (NEPA) <br />• Operational analysis on alternatives,- ridership, <br />traffic, financial analysis <br />6. Select Locally Preferred Alternative Summer/Fall 2009 <br />Preliminary design could begin by Summer 2010. It is expected that LTD will request <br />authorization for final design and construction of the third EmX corridor in the next transportation <br />authorization measure. <br />13 <br />