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FAA’s Record of Decision Now Available
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the Record of Decision (ROD) on the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program.
The ROD, which was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, presents the FAA’s final determinations and environmental approvals for the federal actions necessary to implement the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program. The FAA has selected Alternative B4 for implementation (the Project). The Project includes:
- Enhancing Runway 16-34 Runway Safety Areas
- Relocating Taxiway C
- Demolishing Hangar No. 1
- Extending Runway 5-23 to 8,700 feet
- Constructing a new ground support equipment facility
- Constructing new belly cargo and USPS facilities
- Constructing a new fuel farm
- Constructing a new integrated cargo facility
- Expanding automobile parking facilities
- Expanding the passenger terminal
- Reconfiguring terminal access roadways
Impacts associated with the Project and mitigation measures to address these impacts are described in the ROD. The issuance of the ROD does not imply these projects have obtained all necessary approvals. Local, state, and federal permits are still necessary. Public and private funding has not necessarily been secured.
Comments on the FEIS were considered in development of the ROD and responses to comments are appended to the ROD.
The ROD is available in local libraries. Click here for a list of libraries.
For further information or questions please contact Richard Doucette, Environmental Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803 or (781) 238-7613.
Final Environmental Impact Statement
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) distributed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program to the public during the week of June 27, 2011. The Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2011. The FEIS contains information on the purpose of and need for the proposed program; the range of reasonable alternatives considered; a description of the alternatives; and an evaluation of the environmental consequences of the alternatives. In addition to the No-Action Alternative, the FEIS evaluates two Build Alternatives that would enhance safety and efficiency at the Airport. The FEIS includes responses to all comments received on the DEIS in Appendix A (Volumes 3 and 4). The full FEIS is available to download as separate PDFs from the Documents webpage.
Copies of the FEIS were mailed out to agencies and members of the public on the EIS mailing list and are available by request from richard.doucette@faa.gov.
FEIS Property Acquisition Map
Click on the link in the FEIS Property Acquisition Map box below to view the properties that could be acquired for the following project-related impacts:
- Homes and businesses that would be acquired to construct airport improvements (mandatory)
- Homes that could be eligible for acquisition for noise mitigation (participation on a voluntary basis)
- Homes and businesses that could be eligible for acquisition to clear the Runway Protection Zone (participation on a voluntary basis, and contingent on funding)
Please note that the map below and the maps included in the FEIS are a preliminary delineation of property that could be acquired as a result of the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program. The properties may change through more detailed engineering and may change when the noise contours are updated in the future. The purpose of this map is to provide a preliminary general guide to areas of land acquisition. Homeowners should not make any decisions based on this preliminary map.
To review the previous project update, please visit the Archives webpage.
The T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program
T.F. Green Airport (the Airport) in Warwick, Rhode Island is the primary commercial service airport serving the State of Rhode Island and an area that stretches into southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut. In 2004 the Airport served over 5.5 million air passengers; an updated passenger forecast indicates that this demand level will continue to grow and by 2020 is anticipated to almost double to 8.9 million annual passengers. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) is proposing the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program to address existing facility needs and projected demand at the Airport. The FAA is in the process of preparing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which conducts an independent environmental review of the Improvement Program and its alternatives to understand effects on the environment.
Project Contact
For additional information contact:
Richard Doucette, Environmental Program Manager
Federal Aviation Administration
New England Region
12 New England Executive Park
Burlington, MA 01803
 richard.doucette@faa.gov
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Click here to view/download the T.F. Green Airport Record of Decision
FEIS Property Acquisition Map (Interactive Google Maps)
Alternative B4 – Preferred Alternative