The length of the proposed steps from Project Initiation, the phase the project is currently in and Design/Construction is approximately 3-4 years. It was stated that the August 14th meeting was only one of 3 public workshops that would be held to gather community input. The other 2 are scheduled for mid-November and also mid-January. Along with public workshops, the determination for the purpose and need for the project, the identification of alternative alignments, evaluation of alternatives and determination of the preferred alternative, and the conceptual approval of the approved alignment is also included in the project initiation phase. During the meeting small maps, which showed the proposed interim bypass lines were handed out to the audience in an effort to collect alternatives designs from community residents. Comments are also being taken by Dokken Engineering for the proposed project, as Juan Ramos stated Dokken wants to make sure that “they don’t miss anything.”