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

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationTable 3-1Level 1 Screening Results: On-Airport Candidate AlternativesCandidate AlternativesDescriptionMeets Purposeand NeedReasonableand FeasibleCarriedForwardEnhance Runway 16-34 Runway Safety Areas 1Option 1Reduce runway lengthOption 2Shift runway to north, add full RSAs, avoid Buckeye BrookOption 3Shift runway to south, add full RSAs, avoid Airport RoadOption 4Shift runway slightly north, add full RSAsOption 5Shift runway slightly north, add full RSAs, reduce Buckeye Brook impactsYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesNoYesNoNoYesNoYesRelocate Taxiway C Relocate Taxiway C to provide 400-foot separation Yes Yes YesDemolish Hangar No. 1 Demolish Hangar No. 1 to remove Part 77 penetration Yes Yes YesExpand Passenger Terminal Add 8 terminal gates Yes Yes YesConstruct New Ground SupportEquipment FacilityConstruct new facility in the South Service Area Yes Yes YesConstruct New Belly Cargo Facility Construct new facility in the South Service Area Yes Yes YesConstruct New Fuel FarmOption 1Option 2Construct new fuel facility adjacent to existing fuel storage facilityConstruct new fuel facility in the South Service AreaYesYesYesYesNoYesConstruct New Integrated Cargo Facility 2Option 1Option 2Option 3West of Warwick PondWest of southern portion of Taxiway CNorth of north apronYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesExpand Automobile Parking FacilitiesOption 1Option 2Option 3Option 4Expand short-term parking associated with roadway improvementsDevelop parking north of existing garagesConstruct three-story garage at current long-term parking lotConstruct six-story garage at current long-term parking lotYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoReconfigure Terminal Access RoadwaysOption 1Option 2Option 3Option 4Construct loop ramps to connect Airport Connector with Post Road;internal circulation improvementsOptimize existing Post Road signalized intersections; internalcirculation improvementsProvides direct access from the Airport Connector to Long-TermParking; internal circulation improvements; new signal on Post RoadConstruct loop ramps to connect Airport Connector with Post Road;internal circulation improvements; Provides direct access from theAirport Connector to Long-Term ParkingYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesNoNoYesNoExtend Runway 5-23 1Option 1Option 2Option 3Option 4Shift and extend runway to the south; avoids Airport RoadShift and extend runway to the north; avoids Main AvenueExtend runway north and southExtend runway north and south, shifted more to south than Option 3avoids Buckeye Brook1 Includes relocating navigational aids.2 An off-airport option of locating the new Integrated Cargo Facility at Quonset Airport was examined and determined to be infeasible (DEIS Appendix E,Alternatives Analysis, Section E.4.4, Efficiency Enhancement Elements, and Supporting Attachment E.A.3, Supplemental Integrated Air Cargo Analysis).YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesChapter 3 – Alternatives Analysis 3-9 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH03_Alternatives_JUL_2011.doc