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  • Expansion projects aim to keep Sea-Tac Airport from being a ‘bottleneck’ to region’s growth

    An Alaska Airlines jet taxis beneath an enormous pedestrian bridge, still under construction at Sea-Tac Airport. It will link the south satellite with the new International Arrivals Facility. Ed Ronco / KNKX 8:29 Sea-Tac Airport’s Lance Lyttle talks with KNKX All Things Considered host Ed Ronco. Lance Lyttle’s office offers a view across most of

  • Port of Seattle Meeting

    Noise Programs Briefing. SAMP Near-Term Projects Update. Sea-Tac Airport, Mezzanine Level. Free parking. The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is the blueprint for changes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to meet future demand. In addition to a Long-Term Vision, the SAMP includes more than 30 Near-Term Projects (NTP) that are planned for construction by 2027

  • This is how the Port of Seattle crafted its $2.3B Sea-Tac Airport expansion plan

    Sea-Tac Airport passenger volumes are surging, hitting 51.8 million in 2019 and forecast to hit 56 million a year by 2027. Airport staffers are planning projects now to be finished or underway by then to ensure the facility can handle the growth. ANTHONY BOLANTE By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Trying to forecast

  • Port of Seattle delays environmental review for Sea-Tac airport expansions

    By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 18, 2019 The Port of Seattle has delayed the environmental review process for potential Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion projects until late 2021. The public agency said a statement Monday it’s taking more time for its own environmental review following public feedback on its Sustainable Airport
  • 2019-12-12 00:32

    Turbulence Over Sea-Tac

    State officials are actively seeking a second major airport site outside King County BY:BILL CONROY FROM THE PRINT EDITION DECEMBER 2019< FacebookTwitterPinterestShare Image Credit: Gene Faught CAPACITY CRUNCH. Sea-Tac’s accelerating capacity issues have prompted the creation of a state commission charged with identifying a site for a major new commercial airport by Jan. 1, 2022. This

  • By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 27, 2019 Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, who led a task force on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport expansion, says a proposal to build a $2.3 billion standalone terminal fails to address concerns raised by his group. In a letter to the five-member Port of Seattle Commission

  • Exclusive: Alaska Airlines says Sea-Tac’s $2.3B terminal expansion plan has ‘critical shortcomings’

    By Andrew McIntosh  –  Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Nov 21, 2019 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s $2.3 billion plan to build a standalone North Terminal to manage passenger growth has “critical shortcomings,” Alaska Airlines says. In letters to Sea-Tac Airport leaders and interviews with the Business Journal, Alaska says the facility’s plan for a 19-gate terminal

  • The problem with cities

    As one attempts to survey the landscape concerning the various negative impacts that the Sea-Tac Airport has foisted upon the surrounding communities, one quickly becomes aware of a black hole which I call ‘The Dark Time’–probably because I watched too many comic book movies with my kids. The Dark Time is the roughly decade-long period

  • Aviation Capital Planning & Preliminary Design Action Item

    – Alternatives analysis for major plan elements • Advanced planning - in progress – More detailed planning in focus areas of long-range plan and existing facilities – Alternatives analysis within individual projects (e.g. options for configuring curbs and functional areas for Second Terminal) • Preliminary design - current capital funds request – Program development for individual projects – Adequate detail required to transition projects to design – Results in a Project Definition Document (PDD) Near-Term Projects Near-Term Projects Design/construction period estimates for major projects NOTE: Preliminary design precedes design phase shown above and is not depicted. Commission authorization is required to proceed into design 1) Westside Maintenance Campus 2) Aircraft Rescue and Fire- Fighting (ARFF) Relocation 3) Roadway Improvements 4) Taxiway A/B Extension 5) Main Terminal North GT Lot Projects Requiring Preliminary Design Design/construction period estimates Glideslope Antenna Relocation • Taxiway A/B project requires relocation of Runway 34R glideslope antenna – Opportunity to adjust slope angle and increase aircraft elevation on approach – Sea-Tac Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) recommendation • Relocate to potentially permanent location (i.e. consistent with Taxiway A/B project) • Attempt to obtain a 3.1˚ glideslope angle • Look for ways to expedite the project – Begin design (design at risk prior to conclusion of environmental review) – Initiate procedure development as soon as possible – Design/construction by FAA with reimbursement by the Port Next Steps • Following Commission authorization… – Utilize $10M capital funds to conduct preliminary design • Projects currently identified as requiring preliminary design…
  • 2019-06-06 00:52

    Transcript of Four City ILA SAMP Consultant Presentation to the Des Moines City Council June 6, 2019

    This is a machine-generated transcript. There may be errors in spelling of both names and words. See here for meeting video and explainer. SECTION 1: [Mayor Matt Pina]: Said everybody turn the microphones on so you got a green light in front of you. This is the June 6, 2019 city council study session. I