From this morning's Sacramento Bee
Airport expansion plans move ahead
By Tony Bizjak - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, July 18, 2007
"The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously endorsed environmental plans for a $1 billion-plus expansion of the region's crowded Sacramento International Airport.
The approval appears to keep airport officials on a tight timeline to build a new parking lot south of Interstate 5 next year in preparation for construction of a major new terminal building by 2011 to replace the outdated Terminal B facilities." ...
"Fish and Game official Todd Gardner said he is still reviewing the county's analysis of the impact its expansion may have on nearly two dozen endangered species that live in the environmentally sensitive surrounding area".....
"The airport, which hit the million-flier mark for the first time in June, is planning the biggest overhaul and expansion in its history.
Officials said the airport is on its way to hitting its 12-million passenger annual capacity. The planned expansion should expand capacity to 21 million.
That expansion is expected to start next year with construction of a 13,800-space parking lot and a car rental complex south of Interstate 5.
Officials say the parking area will compensate for parking spaces lost when a new terminal is built on existing Terminal B parking areas.
The centerpiece of the airport expansion is a three-story, glass-walled central terminal, connected by a tram to a new jet concourse at the end of the airport.
Also planned are a second parking garage, a high-rise hotel attached to the new terminal, and eventually a third runway.
The plan also includes room for a light-rail station, although Regional Transit officials say it doesn't appear they will be able to afford to extend light rail to the airport until after 2020."
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