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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationAlternative B2, more residential acquisitions are required for construction of Fully Relocated Airport Road andthe Runway 23 End RPZ north of the Airport and because under Alternative B4 the extension of Runway 5-23 isto the south of the Airport which would result in an increase in aircraft operations over a predominantlyresidential area.Under Alternative B2, no noise-sensitive sites would be newly exposed to noise levels of DNL 65 dB or above in2015. Under Alternative B4 in 2015 and under both Alternatives B2 and B4 in 2020, one non-residentialnoise-sensitive site, Baha’i Faith (PW039), would be exposed noise levels of DNL 65 dB and above that wouldmake it eligible for sound insulation; however, the building has already been sound insulated as part of aprevious sound insulation effort under the Part 150 NCP (Table 5-10). Under 2025, no sites would be newlyexposed to noise levels of DNL 65 dB and above under Alternative B2. Under Alternative B4, John WickesSchool (SCH524) would be exposed to noise levels of DNL 65 dB and above that would make it eligible forsound insulation; however, it has already been sound insulated as part of a previous sound insulation effortunder the Part 150 NCP (Table 5-10).Cumulatively, by 2025, Alternative B2 would result in the largest decrease in the extent of noise-sensitive(residential) land uses exposed to DNL 65 dB and above compared to the No-Action Alternative thanAlternative B4 (a seven percent decrease in the amount of land area versus a five percent decrease, respectively).The amount of incompatible land would be reduced under both Alternatives B2 and B4 due to the mandatoryresidential acquisitions for construction, noise mitigation (acquisitions under a Future Build VLAP), and thenewly created RPZ for Runway 5-23.5.4.9 Avoidance and MinimizationAlternative B2 was developed in part to avoid land use impacts to Main Avenue and Buckeye Brook south andnorth of the Airport and to minimize impacts to the residential communities both south of Main Avenue andnorth of the Airport.Alternative B4 was also developed to avoid land use impacts to the residential communities and businessesnorth of the Airport and Buckeye Brook both south and north of the Airport. It was developed to minimize theamount of construction-related residential and commercial land acquisition by limiting construction as much aspossible to land already owned by RIAC located south of the Runway 5 End. Proposed mitigation measures forsignificant and other land use impacts are described in Chapter 6, Mitigation.5.5 Social and Socioeconomic, and Environmental Justice and Children’s Healthand Safety RisksThis section provides an overview of the social and economic impact analysis as a result of the proposedAlternatives, compared to the No-Action Alternative. This section also presents the assessment ofproject-related impacts on environmental justice populations and children’s health and safety.Chapter 5 - Environmental Consequences 5-74 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH05_Environmental_Cons_JUL_2011.doc