September 21, 2001August 2, 2026

EXH AR051257: Subsurface Conditions Data Report, Phase 5 Fill and Subgrade Improvement, Third Runway Embankment, Sea-Tac International Airport

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Hart Crowser, Inc. subsurface conditions data report (project 4978-28) prepared for HNTB, dated September 21, 2001, covering Phase 5 Fill and Subgrade Improvement for the Third Runway Embankment at Sea-Tac International Airport, SeaTac, Washington. Report authored by Carsten Becker (E.I.T., Senior Staff Geotechnical Engineer) and Michael J. Bailey (P.E., Project Manager). Covers geologic and hydrogeologic conditions in Work Area West, Work Area South 1, Work Area South 2, Pond D, and Pond F; includes water level data, hydraulic conductivity, soil conditions, and test pit summaries for stockpiles. AR 051257.

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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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