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ARSAC Comments to TBIT NOP
ARSAC, the Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion, is responding to the comments requested for the subject NOP.
We would like the DEIR to examine the following:
1. There was a North/South runway located approximately near the subject site. This former runway caused additional costs to be incurred for the South Airfield Improvement Project (SAIP). Does LAWA know where the former runway is located?
2. What toxics such as jet fuel, oil, Skydrol, etc. are in this area? Which of these toxics need to be remediated? What method or methods will be used for each?
3. What sewer lines, pipes and utilities are located at the subject site? Will any of these need to be relocated?
4. In reference to Questions 2 and 3, what mitigations will be made for contaminated soil? Where will any contaminated soil be relocated? What processes will be used to treat the contaminated soil?
5. What morphological issues (study of shape , size, texture and phase distribution of physical objects) impacts the potential structures? Is the soil stable to support the proposed structures? Are there any potential issues with sinkholes?
6. Where are the proposed tunnels shown on Figure 3 of the Project Site Plan in the NOP? These are not marked. To what depth (measured from the surface to the top of the tunnel) will the tunnels be dug? What are the height, width and length of each tunnel?
7. What is the passenger capacity for the holdrooms for each gate?
8. What other alternatives have been considered for construction related parking? Why is new parking being proposed on the northwest corner of the airport for construction workers when the SAIP construction workers had used Parking Lot B? If new construction parking lots are created, then what schedule will be followed to eliminate those parking lots once the subject project has been completed?
9. What other alternatives have been considered for construction staging areas? Why are the construction staging areas being split into up to three different areas (West, Northwest and South)? Can the staging areas be consolidated into just the existing West and South staging areas?
10. Since the north/south taxiway area lacks visibility from the air traffic control tower, will there be any provisions to install a camera system to enable controllers to monitor the area? The current tower was constructed in 1996 in response to the 1991 ground collision between a SkyWest Metroliner and a USAir Boeing 737 on Runway 24 Left. For reference, please see the “ATC Non-Visibility Area” noted along taxiways S and Q behind TBIT on the attached Airport Diagram for LAX.
11. Please describe how this Project will comply with the LEED building standards? What level of LEED will be achieved?
12. Where on the airport will these facilities be relocated?
a. Natural Gas Fuel Station
b. Gasoline Fuel Station
c. American Eagle Commuter Facilities
d. American Airlines low bay hanger
13. Why are the new locations for the above specified relocated facilities not indicated in the NOP? Will other EIR’s be produced for the locations of these facilities?
14. If the Crossfield Taxiway project is going to be sequenced before the TBIT project, how will the aircraft operations be conducted to facilitate movement between the north and south airfield complexes?
15. At the scoping meeting it was stated that the relocated taxiways will become taxilanes. What criteria will be used to establish timing on this redesignation?
16. The final CD containing the DEIR for the Crossfield Taxiway has modified password protection to facilitate word searches. Will future CDs also contain a password protection change to allow copying of document text so that the subject wording of the LAWA document can be cut and pasted to correspond to reviewer comments?
Sincerely,
Denny Schneider, Robert Acherman
President, ARSAC Vice President, ARSAC
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