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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationRhode Island to require State buildings, with some exceptions, to be constructed to a LEED Silver rating, RIAChas committed to managing the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Airport usingsustainability principles, to the extent practicable.6.21.18 Construction Period MitigationTemporary, short-term impacts from construction activities would not be significant and would be mitigated tothe maximum extent practicable. All construction activities would comply with the most recent edition of FAA’sAdvisory Circular 150/5370-10 Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports. 497 During construction a portionof the water main in Airport Road that will be under the Runway 16 RSA would be relocated as a constructionmitigation measure. Additionally, appropriate construction mitigation measures would be incorporated into thecontract documents and specifications governing the activities of contractors. On-site resident engineers andinspectors would monitor construction activities to ensure that mitigation measures are properly implemented.Alternative B2 construction would be phased differently than Alternative B4 with the Runway 5-23 extensionbeing constructed by 2020 for Alternative B2 instead of 2015 under Alternative B4. Construction impacts wouldalso occur in different locations as Alternative B2 includes Fully Relocated Airport Road and does not includethe Main Avenue Realignment. The Alternative B2 Partially Relocated Airport Road also follows an alignmentfarther to the north.Table 6-16 presents the proposed construction mitigation measures, which would be the same forAlternatives B2 and B4, but in different locations and phases as described in the paragraph above. Constructionperiod mitigation is only included for those environmental categories for which there would be short-termconstruction-related impacts.6.21.19 Mitigation Implementation and MonitoringThe FAA and RIAC will comply with the CEQ mitigation implementation and monitoring guidance bycataloging a baseline for resource conditions, establishing measurable performance standards, developingmonitoring plans, and monitoring mitigation to confirm its implementation and effectiveness. The FAA andRIAC will determine appropriate steps if the monitoring discloses mitigation failure. The FAA and RIAC willmake information available to the public. Tables 6-22 and 6-23 provide a summary of proposed mitigationimplementation and monitoring for significant Alternative B2 impacts and mitigation required for compliancewith other requirements.497 FAA Circular 150/5370-10, Standards for Specifying Construction of Airports, U.S. Department of Transportation, FAA, September 30, 2009.Chapter 6 – Mitigation 6-53 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH06_Mitigation_JUL_2011.doc