2.  Working with FHWA on review.  Submit to Cooperating Agencies (EPA and Corp of Engineers)  45 day review May  Respond to agency comments  Publish in June (Best case scenario)  45 day public review  Public hearing in 45 day period in Virginia area  Preferred Alternatives Selection  Late summer 2014  Revisiting overall schedule

3.  Geotechnical Issues  Hiring HDR to assist with options – do we need to dewater?  Nick LaFronz – Geo tech from the “Hoover Dam” bridge  Underwater investigative methods  Slope armoring techniques and costs  Constructability (CMGC on hold)  Ott Consultants to assess constructability & schedule  Drainage  Stormwater – preliminary hydraulics  E-1a Bridge Option

4. E-1a bridge– 4% grade

5. E-1a Bridge Option per VE study

6. Dewatering Time – slow Winter construction Dynamic compaction Access Low point in grade Future bridge

7. Less water quality impact Faster construction Less rock excavation Improved grade Drainage issue

8. Team meeting today to review VE study & schedule. FHWA Consultant teams Updating cost estimates for all routes New risks - reassessment Geotech reviews/options Schedule revisions

9. DNR meeting (4/8) to resolve Permit to Mine (& other)boundaries May require mine to do an environmental process to include existing highway. Will impact AQ & WQ Cliffs negotiations (4/9)

10. May 5, 2017