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4 177mvironmental Impact Statement, (EIS)i would be needed because of the potential impacts caused by tihe introduction of an, LRT line into the corriaor,., As Previously mentioned, addition of HOV la,nes in, thisi corridor has been discarded as a viable I alternative because of the extremely severe impacts that 'it would have near the twio downtowns and, III west of 28010 Therefore the only viable altematim would be the proposed L,RT line or a bus solution either on mLxed traffic or, foll0vning, an alignment, similar to the LR,T proposal. I A bus solution without separation from other vehicular traffic would create the same severe congestion anticipated for the, general traffic. As a, matter of facti, buses, on, 1-194i are already expenencing sienous delays, at the present, time, particularly at entrance ramps and at selected segments along the corn*dor. 'Me preliminary cost estimate for this busi facility has been estimated at $,1,64 million, excludi I ng busies. Even though this capiltalimprovelment is significantly lower than the proposied LRT cost, it would An, resultin, a, lower transit usage because • of the travel time performance, particularly west of Oak Street. A more detailed analysis of trade-ofEs could be conducted ff'a,n federal EIS were completed for the c Wor. om, a The mam" remns to justify an LRT line M* the Central Com"dor as a, cost-effective, improvement are. I It viould constitute the "spine" or "backbone" of' the, regional transit system,, It ponnects the three major transit hubs in the region downtowns and the University of Minnesota,)., It would provide, a needed highm-performance transit solution, m a corri,dor identified 41 as one of the two high needs/problems category m the region and where an HOV lane solution, *3 not viable. Mon