Sea-Tac Airport Widen Arrivals Drive Project SEPA Checklist

1. Name of proposed project, if applicable: Widen Arrivals Drive Project 2. Name of applicant: Port of Seattle 3. Address and phone number of applicant and contact person: Port of Seattle P.O. Box 68727 Seattle, WA 98168 Contact: Steve Rybolt, Senior Environmental Program Manager Telephone/Email: (206) 787-5527, Rybolt.S@portseattle.org 4. Date checklist prepared: May 13, 2021 5. Agency requesting checklist: Port of Seattle – SEPA File Number 2021-04 6. Proposed timing or schedule (including phasing, if applicable): Construction of the Arrivals Drive Widening Project (Project) is expected to begin in mid-2023 and take approximately 18 months to complete. 7. Do you have any plans for future additions, expansion, or further activity related to or connected with this proposal? If yes, explain. Sea-Tac Airport (SEA) underwent a major planning effort – The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). The SAMP identified a suite of Near-Term Projects (NTP) that are currently undergoing an environmental review. The Project is an independent action but will be designed to accommodate the NTPs (e.g. room for a potential expanded utility corridor under the Project and design consistent with the horizontal and vertical alignments of the proposed North Airport Expressway relocation). With or without the SAMP NTPs, this Project would occur and will be constructed independently. Construction of this Project does not impact Port choices or decisions regarding whether and what SAMP NTP projects may occur. SEA also has a variety of unrelated proposed construction projects in the Project area. Examples of these projects include terminal restroom enhancements, updating…
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