April 7, 2000August 2, 2026

EXH AR044380: Subsurface Conditions Data Report, South MSE Wall and Adjacent Embankment, Third Runway Project, Sea-Tac International Airport

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Draft Subsurface Conditions Data Report prepared by Hart Crowser for Port Of Seattle and HNTB, project number J-4978-23, dated April 7, 2000. Covers geologic and subsurface soil conditions, hydrogeologic conditions, auger borings, Standard Penetration Test (SPT) procedures, test pit excavations, and monitoring well installation for the South MSE (Mechanically Stabilized Earth) Wall and Adjacent Embankment area of the Third Runway Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Includes boring logs HC00-B200 through HC00-B214, test pit logs HC00-TP200 through HC00-TP219, grain size analysis, Atterberg limits, and water level data table. AR 044380.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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