After you read the document you can comment on the:

• Whole Document (you will only have to fill in your contact information once, no matter how many pages or chapters you are talking about)
• Current Chapter (fill out a form for each chapter you are commenting on)
• Current Page (fill out a form if you have several comments on one page of the document)

When you click on one of these comment options, the comment form will open in a new window. To make it easier to read the document and comment, you can switch between these two windows (reading and commenting) at your own speed. You must fill in your contact information in the comment form or your comment will not be considered by the project team.

To comment online, go to the Draft EIS page and click on "Draft EIS" at the top of the page. This will take you to the document.

At the top of the page is the "Table of Contents" (click on the chapter you’d like to read). Use the table of contents to open each chapter. There is also a link to this page if you have more questions.

You can either scroll through the pages of the chapter or use the arrows in the top left corner of the grey toolbar (right above the document). After you read the document (or the parts you are interested in) you can tell the project team what you think about the document. You can comment on the:

• Whole Document (you will only have to fill in your contact information once, no matter how many pages or chapters you are talking about)
• Current Chapter (fill out a form for each chapter you are commenting on)
• Current Page (fill out a form if you have several comments on one page of the document)

When you click on one of these comment options, the comment form will open in a new window. To make it easier to read the document and comment, you can switch between these two windows (reading and commenting) at your own speed. You must fill in your contact information in the comment form or your comment will not be considered.

Yes. You can open the online comment forms from the online Draft EIS document viewer. At the top of the page a brown toolbar gives you three ways to comment. You can comment on the:

• Whole Document (you will only have to fill in your contact information once, no matter how many pages or chapters you are talking about)
• Current Chapter (fill out a form for each chapter you are commenting on)
• Current Page (fill out a form if you have several comments on one page of the document)

When you click on one of these comment options, the comment form will open in a new window. Since you have already read the document or have a printed version to look at, you can choose to comment on the Whole Document and then just fill in one comment form. You could also choose to take the informal survey. You must fill in your contact information in the comment form or your comment will not be considered by the project team.

Even though it sounds like the Final EIS is a completed version of the Draft EIS, these are actually two very different documents.

• The Draft EIS explains all of the impacts associated with the five Build Alternatives and the No Build Alternative. Its purpose is to help the public and decision-makers decide which alternative is the best for the area.
• The Final EIS explains why a Locally Preferred Alternative was selected. It will also include all of the comments that the project receives between November 7 and December 22, 2008. Responses to these comments will also be included in this document. Following its approval of the Final EIS, the Federal Highway Administration will announce a Record of Decision.