Anyone know the latest on these new taxiways at KBOS? I see a new centre taxiway 'M' running between the two parallel runways & a extension coming off taxiway 'D'. Some areas are indicated with dashed lines so I'm guessing these are under construction?
Chart here....http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0905/00058AD.PDF
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Hope I could help!FAA OK's Logan taxiway
Abutters, mayor voice frustration
By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff | May 4, 2007
The Federal Aviation Administration gave final approval yesterday to a controversial 9,300-foot taxiway in the middle of Logan International Airport's maze of runways, a project designed to reduce the danger of plane collisions, cut travel delays, and diminish ground noise.
The $55 million taxiway, which will take about two years to construct, was one of the major safety recommendations after a spate of near-collisions and other incidents on Logan's runways in 2004 and 2005.
Logan recorded the most such incidents of any US airport over that period; the closest call came on June 9, 2005, when two commercial jets carrying a total of 448 passengers and crew came within 106 vertical feet of colliding after being allowed to take off on intersecting runways.
Massachusetts Port Authority officials said the taxiway, which will run from northeast to southwest between two parallel runways, will reduce the chance of such incidents by allowing Logan tower controllers to move planes in a more coordinated fashion and by not forcing planes to taxi as far to terminals.
Aviation officials acknowledged that the taxiway will allow planes to cross runways at more locations. But they said that having several planes cross runways at the same time will be safer than conducting the crossings at the same location, which takes more time.
The taxiway will also allow planes to taxi back to terminals more quickly, instead of going to the southern tip of the airport to turn around, as they must do now. The taxiway is also expected to make takeoffs more efficient for larger aircraft and for flights running late.
Currently, aircraft waiting to take off on Runways 22R or 22L must wait in a single line on a taxiway that runs along the airport's northwest side. The center-field taxiway will allow larger or late aircraft to bypass the line and proceed directly to Runway 22L.
Massport officials have said the taxiway is predicted to cut ground delays by 10,000 hours a year, or as much as 22 percent. Logan has about 1,250 daily departures and ranks as the nation's 17th busiest airport.
The FAA approval, however, did not sit well with Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who said that the public did not get enough opportunities to weigh in and that the project will hurt local communities.
"I continue to be extremely frustrated and adamantly opposed to the construction of a center-field taxiway," said a statement from the mayor. "The FAA should immediately stop the process and allow public health agencies to look at responses to the potential health issues raised during this process."
Opponents in East Boston and Winthrop, who argue that the taxiway would increase airport noise by bringing idling planes closer to their neighborhoods, delayed FAA approval last year, but now it appears they would have to sue to stop the project.
"We're trying to do whatever we can do, but it seems to be a difficult process," said Ronald H. Hardaway, an East Boston resident who has served on the airport's Citizens Advisory Committee. "Property values are going to go down, and a lot of good people are probably going to leave because of this. . . . We can appreciate a good airport . . . but stuffing that new taxiway in there is just too much."
Approval for the taxiway, which has been under consideration since 2002, is a major boon for the airport, which has long sought to do more with the airfield's limited space.
Massport, which operates Logan, plans to conduct a $1.5 million air quality monitoring study starting this summer that will analyze air quality before and after the taxiway is built.
The federal government is expected to pay for 80 percent of the taxiway, with Massport paying 20 percent. The taxiway was approved after the National Transportation Safety Board released more details about the June 2005 near- collision.
The report, issued April 12, says that an air traffic controller forgot that he had given permission for a plane to take off and then allowed another plane on an intersecting runway to take off. The incident was categorized by the FAA as one of the most serious near-collisions on record, where "separation decreases to the point that participants take extreme action to narrowly avoid a collision, or the event results in a collision."
The report says the controller "stated he was very busy coordinating with airplanes and other controllers at the time of the incident." It says controllers in the Logan tower have changed procedures to avoid similar near- collisions.
The airport is also slated to receive a state-of-the art ground radar system to further reduce the chance of ground collisions.
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There's also something said about 3 new firestations...CENTERFIELD TAXIWAY
In April 2007, the FAA issued the go-ahead for the construction of a new centerfield taxiway to alleviate airfield congestion. The proposed 9,300ft (2,830m) taxiway will be located directly between, and parallel to, runways 4R-22L and 4L-22R.
"There has been much controversy over the expansion of Logan Airport's 14/32 runway."
This new centrefield taxiway will allow more efficient movement of aircraft between terminal areas and runways. Other new taxiway crossings are planned to improve aircraft 'on ground' safety. Finally, a proposal has been put forward to reduce 'approach minimums' (the decision height at which a pilot must decide to abort a landing) for four of Logan Airport's runways. This will reduce delays, enhance safety and improve operational flexibility.
The airside facilities also include three new fire rescue stations. These are a central station, a perimeter station and a marine response pier (important since the airport is surrounded on three sides by water). Wallace Floyd Design Group provided the architectural and landscaping design services.
The central station is 54,000ft² in floor space and incorporates ten vehicle bays, living space for 20 personnel on duty, administration offices and a multimedia lecture hall. The perimeter station located at the eastern end of the airfield has 11,000ft², two vehicle bays and living space for five personnel. The location of the perimeter station allows a two-minute first response time to the runways.
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