In short, the City is doing its homework. Final EIS including responses to comments on the Draft EIS is released and available for public review. Completion of preliminary engineering cost estimate. UP estimates an increase of 14 to 25 or more trains a day, as a result of the merger. City Council has NOT made a final decision on the project and will not until all the facts from the Environment Impact Statement, Record of Decision and project costs are known.
Public safety is a priority.
The downtown area will be landscaped to enhance its appearance. Additional water and soil studies are being conducted to minimize environmental impacts. Installation of initial water sampling well. Soil removed from initial soil sampling program. These will provide further confidence that previous environmental studies have adequately defined the soils and groundwater issues of the project.