Community impacts of an acquisition, if any, should be determined prior to the acquisition;

Acquisitions made prior to environmental clearance cannot influence the environmental review process including:

the need to construct the project;
the consideration of alternative routes; or
the selection of design or location of the project;

All project activities proposed to take place on the parcel will be evaluated as part of the environmental review of the transportation project; and

No activity that could have an adverse environmental impact (e.g., grading, clearing, demolition of structures, moving utilities) will take place on the parcel(s) prior to completion of the environmental review for the transportation project.