Logan Airside Improvements Planning Project : supplemental draft environmental impact statement/final environmental impact report

456 Pages·2001·28.5 MB·English

by  Massachusetts Port Authority

Digitized by the Internet Archive
2014
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Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Final Environmental Impact Report
EOEA #10458
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Logan Airside Improvements Planning Project Supplemental DEIS/FEIR
Volumes
Volume ES Executive Summary ES
Volume 1 Supplemental Draft EIS/Flnal EIR 1
Volume 2 Supplemental Draft EIS/Flnal EIR 2
Volumes Appendices 3
Volume 4 Responses To Comments 4
Volume 5 Responses To Comments 5
Volume 6 Responses To Comments 6
Volume 7 Responses To Comments 7
Volume 8 Responses To Comments 8
Volume 9 Responses To Comments 9
Volume 10 Responses To Comments 1
Volume Responses To Comments
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TableofContents i
Logan Airside Improvements Planning Project Supplemental DEIS/FEIR
Supplemental DEIS/FEIR
Volume
Preface 1
ES Executive Summary 1
1 Project Background, Purpose, and Need 1
2 Logan's Role in the Regional Transportation System 1
3 Alternatives 1
4 Delay Analysis 1
5 Affected Environment 2
6 Environmental Consequences 2
7 Cumulative Impacts 2
8 Preferred Alternativeand Mitigation 2
Reviewers List 2
Acronyms 2
Index 2
Listof Preparers 2
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Table of Contents
Preface P-1
OrganizationofttieSupplementalDraftEISandFinalEIR P-2
ExecutiveSummary ES-1
Overview ES-2
ProjectPurposeandNeed ES-5
Logan'sRoleinttieLocalandRegionalEconomy ES-5
Logan'sAirfieldLayoutandttieCausesofDelays ES-5
PassengerandOperationsForecasts ES-8
ImprovementConcepts ES-9
AltemativesConsidered ES-1
ThePreferredAlternative ES-1
DelayIvlodelingResults ES-1
Environmental Impacts ES-1
SummaryofIVIitigation ES-26
KeyFindingsofttieLoganAirsideImprovementsPlanningProjectAnalysis ES-27
1 ProjectBackground,Purpose,andNeed 1-1
1.1 PurposeandNeed 1-4
1.2 HowLoganOperates 1-7
1.2.1 TtieArfieldLayout 1-7
1.2.2 RunwayUseConfigurations 1-8
1.3 PassengerVolumesandAircraftOperations 1-19
1.3.1 CurrentActivityandHistoricTrends 1-19
1.3.2 ForecastAircraftOperationsandPassengerLevels 1-22
1.3.3 Logan'sDemandProfile 1-24
1.4 DelaysatLogan 1-25
1.4.1 DelaysatLoganandOtherUSAirports 1-26
1.4.2 DelaysatOtherArportsandChangesinLogan'sDelayRanking 1-31
1.4.3 FAAl\/leasurestoReduceDelaysNation-wide 1-37
1.5 Logan'sRoleintheRegionalEconomy 1-38
1.5.1 Boston'sNeedforEfficientAirTravel 1-38
1.5.2 TourismandtheRegionalEconomy 1-39
1.5.3 LoganisaMajorEmployerandEconomicCatalyst 1-39
1.6 CostofDelayonLoganUsers 1-41
1.6.1 CostofDelaytoAirportUsers 1-41
1.6.2 CostofDelaytoArlinePassengers 1-41
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1.6.3 TotalCostofDelay 1-41
1.7 Federal/StatePurposeofthisSupplementalDEIS/FEIR 1-42
1.7.1 NEPA/IVIEPAHistoryoftheAirsldeProject 1-42
1.7.2 FAADeterminations 1-44
1.8 Conclusion 1-46
2 Logan'sRoleintheRegionalTransportationSystem 2-1
2.1 Overview 2-3
2.2 TheNewEnglandRegionalAirportSystem 2-6
2.2.1 LoganAirport'sRoleintheRegionalAirportSystem 2-6
2.2.2 TheRoleofRegionalAirports 2-1
2.2.3 T.F.Green/ProvidenceAirport 2-16
2.2.4 ManchesterAirport 2-19
2.3 TheComplementaryRolesofLoganandtheRegionalAirportsinaRegionalAirportSystem 2-21
2.4 ThePotentialRoleofWorcesterRegionalAirport 2-25
2.4.1 WorcesterRegionalAirportCatchmentArea 2-26
2.4.2 WorcesterRegionalAirportServiceAreaDemand 2-26
2.4.3 WorcesterRegionalAirportAirTrafficandServiceTrends 2-29
2.4.4 WorcesterRegionalAirportServiceFeasibility 2-31
2.4.5 WorcesterRegionalAirportsAbilitytoAttractAirService 2-31
2.5 ImpactofRegionalAlternativesonLoganAirportDemand 2-33
2.6 RoleofOtherNewEnglandCommercialAirports 2-35
2.6.1 Hartford/BradleyInternationalAirport,Hartford,Connecticut 2-35
2.6.2 PortlandInternationalJetport,Maine 2-35
2.6.3 BangorInternationalAirport,Maine 2-36
2.6.4 BurlingtonIntemationalAirport,Vermont 2-37
2.6.5 Tweed-NewHavenAirport,Connecticut 2-38
2.6.6 OtherNewEnglandAirports 2-38
2.6.7 HanscomField 2-40
2.6.8 PeaseInternationalTradeport 2-41
2.7 OtherHigh-SpeedIntercityTravelOptions 2-41
2.7.1 RailService 241
2.7.2 VideoConferencing 2-44
2.8 GroundAccessImprovementsatLoganandtheRegionalAirports 2-44
2.9 InitiativesinSupportofRegionalAlternatives 247
2.9.1 Agencyf^olesinRegionalTransportationPlanning 2-47
2.9.2 RegionalTransportationPlanningandDevelopmentinNewEngland 2-51
2.9.3 Massport'sInitiativesinSupportofRegionalAlternatives 2-53
2.10 Conclusion 2-56
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3 Alternatives 3
3.1 Introduction 3-3
3.2 UnidirectionalRunway14/32 3-7
3.2.1 Runway LengthScreening 3-7
3.2.2 LayoutOptions 3-9
3.3 TaxiwayImprovements 3-28
3.3.1 CenterfieldTaxiway 3-28
3.3.2 SouthwestCornerTaxiwaySystem Reconfiguration 3-31
3.3.3 TaxiwayDeltaExtension 3-31
3.3.4 TaxiwayNovemberRealignment 3-31
3.4 ReducedApproachMinimumsforRunways15R,22L,27,and33L 3-35
3.5 PeakPeriodPricing 3-36
3.5.1 Demand ManagementPoliciesatOtherAirports 3-37
3.6 AlternativePackages 3-42
3.6.1 Alternative 1 -AllActions 3-42
3.6.2 Alternative1A-AllActionsExceptPeakPeriodPricing 3-42
3.6.3 Alternative2-AllActionsExceptRunway 14/32 3-43
3.6.4 Alternative3- NoBuild 3-43
3.6.5 Alternative4-NoAction 3-43
4 DelayAnalysis 4-1
4.1 Oven/iew 4-4
4.2 HistoricConditions,RecentTrends,andForecastPassengersandOperations 4-6
4.2.1 HistoricConditions 4-6
4.2.2 RecentTrends 4-7
4.2.3 PassengerForecasts 4-1
4.2.4 OperationsForecasts 4-12
4.2.5 InducedDemand 4-15
4.3 PreferentialRunwayAdvisorySystem(PRAS) 4-17
4.3.1 HistoryofPreferentialSystemsatLogan 4-17
4.3.2 PRASObjectivesandGoals 4-1
4.3.3 ContinuedValidityofPRASGoals 4-20
4.3.4 HistoricPRASConfomiance 4-25
4.3.5 PRASReportingandMonitoring 4-38
4.3.6 ExtendingPRASOver-waterNighttimeRoutingPreference 4-39
4.4 DelayModelingApproach 4-42
4.4.1 ComputerModelingforEnvironmentalImpactStudies 4-42
4.4.2 AirsideModelingMethodology 4-44
4.5 PeakPeriodPricing 4-45
4.5.1 Background 4-45
4.5.2 PotentialforChangesinRegionalCarrierFleetMixinResponsetoPeakPeriodPricing 4-47
4.5.3 AnalysisofPeakPeriodPricingExemptionProgram 4-48
4.5.4 PeakPeriodMonitoringSystem 4-53
4.6 AircraftDelayandRunwayUseResults 4-55
4.6.1 AnalysisofHistoric(1993)andCurrent(1998)Delays 4-55
4.6.2 TotalDelays 4-56
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4.6.3 RunwayRelatedDelays 4-59
4.6.4 TaxiwayRelatedDelays 4-61
4.6.5 RunwayUse 4-62
4.7 AircraftDelayandRunwayUseResultsforHighRegionalJetScenario 4-70
4.7.1 PeakPeriodPricingProgramwittithe37.5MHighRegionalJetFleet 4-71
4.7.2 RunwayDelays 4-75
4.7.3 RunwayUse 4-76
4.7.4 PRASGoals 4-77
4.7.5 SensitivitytoRegionalJetRunwayUse 4-83
4.7.6 NorthwestWindRestrictiononUseofRunway32 4-84
4.8 Conclusion 4-86
5 AffectedEnvironment 5-1
5.1 Introduction 5-4
5.1.1 SupplementalDEIS/FEIRStudiesandAnalyses 5-4
5.1.2 AffectedResources 5-5
5.1.3 StudyArea 5-5
5.2 Noise 5-9
5.2.1 NoiseMetrics 5-11
5.2.2 ModelingNoiseofFlightOperations 5-1
5.2.3 ModelInputsforINMNoiseAnalyses 5-13
5.2.4 1998NoiseExposureLevels 5-20
5.3 CulturalResources 5-30
5.3.1 RegulatoryContext 5-30
5.3.2 CulturalResourcesContext 5-31
5.4 AirQuality/Odors 5-35
5.4.1 CurrentAirQualityConditionsandRegulatoryCriteria 5-36
5.4.2 SourcesofAirEmissions 543
5.4.3 ExistingandHistoricAirEmissionsandDispersion 5-46
5.5 BioticCommunities 5-54
5.5.1 Vegetation 5-54
5.5.2 Wetlands 5-54
5.5.3 Wildlife 5-55
5.6 WaterQuality 5-56
5.6.1 BostonHart)or 5-56
5.6.2 AirportDrainageandWaterQuality 5-56
5.6.3 AirportDeicing 5-57
5.7 Soil/SedimentCharacterization 5-58
5.7.1 ExistingSoilQuality 5-58
5.7.2 GovemorsIslandCentralArtery/TunnelMaterialsStorageSite 5-62
5.8.1 CoastalBarriers 5-63
5.8.2 WildandScenicRivers 5-63
5.8.3 Farmland 5-63
5.8.4 EnergySupplyandNaturalResources 5-63
5.8.5 LightEmissions 5-63
5.8.6 SolidWaste 5-63
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