T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 3-11 DEIS Level 6 Alternatives B2 and B4: Summary of Key Impacts and Costs (2020)Cost/Impact Category Alternative B2 Alternative B4Business Revenue and TaxesBusiness Revenue in the City of Warwick between 2015 and the End of 2020 (gains) $63 million $385 millionBusiness Revenue in Rhode Island between 2015 and the End of 2020 (gains) $136 million $816 millionState Tax Revenue in Rhode Island between 2015 and the End of 2020 (gains) $2 million $13 millionCity of Warwick Tax Base (losses) Annually in 2020 $713,515 $431,072Business ImpactsImpacts to Businesses and Jobs38 businesses and theirassociated 309 jobsResidential ImpactsResidential Land Acquisition (Mandatory due to Construction) 67 units 11 unitsTotal Residential Land Acquisition (Mandatory and Voluntary) 234 units 121 units12 businesses and theirassociated 59 jobsNoise ImpactsExposed to Significant Noise Levels (increase of at least DNL 1.5 dB at or above DNL 65 dB) 1 73 people, 31 units 282 people,120 unitsExposed to Noise Greater than DNL 70 dB 2 73 people, 31 units 35 people, 15 unitsExposed to Noise Between DNL 65 dB and 70 dB 1 2,841 people, 1,209 units 3,074 people, 1,308 unitsChange in Residential Units Exposed to Roadway Traffic Noise Compared to No-Action +56 units -5 unitsWetland Impacts7.5 acres in two wetlandsystems and extendsexisting culvert by 30 linearfeet and shifts 112 linearfeet of Buckeye BrookFloodplain Impacts 3.1 acres 4.7 acres7.3 acres in one wetlandsystem, no impacts toBuckeye BrookHistoric Resources ImpactsHangar No. 1 3 Demolish for safety Demolish for safetyHangar No. 2 (Setting) 3Internal reconfiguration,change in setting, reductionin viewsInternal reconfiguration,no adverse effect andde minimis useRhode Island State Airport Terminal (Setting and Landscaping) 4Eligible Airport Historic District 3Impact on setting andlandscaping throughreduction in viewsAlter historical configurationof airfield and removeReduction in views, directimpact to landscapingHangar No. 1 Hangar No. 1Alter historical configurationof airfield and removeConstruction and Preliminary Mitigation Costs 5 $530 million $445 millionNotes: This table summarizes the key differences between Alternatives B2 and B4 using the 2009 DEIS Forecast. DEIS Chapter 5, Environmental Consequences,documents the significant impacts of each alternative and compares them to the No-Action Alternative.1 Properties would be eligible for sound insulation.2 Properties would be eligible for acquisition under a voluntary land acquisition program. Under Alternative B2, one additional unit would be eligible to be acquired fornoise mitigation beginning in 2020 as it would be indirectly affected. Under Alternative B4, three additional units would be eligible to be acquired for noise mitigationbeginning in 2020 as they would be indirectly affected. These units would not be directly impacted by Project-related noise levels at or above the DNL 70 dB.3 Eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.4 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.5 Construction and preliminary mitigation costs are lower than Level 5 Alternatives B2 and B4 due to reduced project-related voluntary land acquisition mitigationfor noise impacts.Chapter 3 – Alternatives Analysis 3-37 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH03_Alternatives_JUL_2011.doc