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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 3-12 FEIS Alternatives B2 and B4: Summary of Key Impacts, Revenues, 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 $1,173,997 $567,521Business 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) 237 units 140 units12 businesses and theirassociated 59 jobsNoise ImpactsExposed to Significant Noise Levels174 people, 74 units 409 people,174 units(increase of at least DNL 1.5 dB at or above DNL 65 dB) 1Exposed to Noise Greater than DNL 70 dB 2 35 people, 15 units 47 people, 20 unitsExposed to Noise Between DNL 65 dB and 70 dB 1 2,432 people, 1,035 units 2,632 people, 1,120 unitsChange in Residential Units Exposed to Roadway Traffic Noise Compared to No-Action +102 units 0 unitsWetland Impacts5.8 acres in three areas andextends the existing BuckeyeBrook culvert at Lakeshore Driveby 30 linear feet and shifts andadditional 112 linear feet BuckeyeBrook stream channel.Floodplain Impacts 0.5 acres 2.3 acres5.0 acres at the Runway 34 Endwith no impacts to Buckeye BrookHistoric Resources ImpactsHangar No. 1 3 Demolish for safety Demolish for safetyHangar No. 2 (Setting) 3Rhode Island State Airport Terminal 4Eligible Airport Historic District 3Internal reconfiguration, change insetting, reduction in viewsChange in setting throughreduction in viewsAlter historical configuration ofairfield and remove Hangar No. 1Internal reconfiguration,no adverse effect and de minimisuseReduction in views, direct impactto landscapingAlter historical configuration ofairfield and remove Hangar No. 1Construction and Preliminary Mitigation Costs 5 $516 million $439 millionNotes: This table summarizes the key differences between Alternatives B2 and B4. Chapter 5, Environmental Consequences, documents the significant impacts of eachalternative and compares them to the No-Action Alternative. Some impacts listed in this section, such as wetlands and floodplains, have been reduced since the DEIS wasfiled as described in Section 3.9.2, FEIS Impact Analysis.1 Properties would be eligible for sound insulation.2 Properties would be eligible for acquisition under a voluntary land acquisition program. Under Alternative B2, sixteen additional units (fifteen additional parcels) would beeligible to be acquired for noise mitigation beginning in 2020 as they would be indirectly affected. Under Alternative B4, thirty-five additional units (thirty-six additionalparcels) would be eligible to be acquired for noise mitigation beginning in 2020 as they would be indirectly affected. These units would not be directly impacted byProject-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 greater than Level 6 Alternatives B2 and B4 in the DEIS due to increased voluntary land acquisition mitigation areas fornoise impacts.Chapter 3 – Alternatives Analysis 3-42 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH03_Alternatives_JUL_2011.doc