The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider the impacts their projects may have on the environment and to integrate the NEPA process with other environmental law compliance. In association with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), SCDOT has developed an EA in accordance with NEPA. The EA includes a review of all proposed alternatives and evaluates potential impacts to the natural and human environment. This EA is the culmination of technical studies and reports, interagency coordination, and community outreach and feedback. The EA documents the purpose and need for the project; presents a discussion of the alternatives and the analysis of them; describes the affected environment, assesses of the environmental, transportation, social, and economic impacts; identifies potential community enhancements; and presents a Recommended Preferred Alternative. It also incorporates analysis and feedback from public and agency sources gathered during the various phases of the EA development.