Updated: Preliminary environmental assessment report for Ann Arbor airport expansion available for review
Posted on Wed, Mar 3, 2010 : 2:06 p.m.
An airplane takes off at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport in this photo from the cover of the report from JJR on airport expansion plans.
City of Ann Arbor, JJR
This 193-page document looks at the environmental impacts of several plans for airport expansion and recommends a Preferred Alternative that involves shifting and extending the existing runway. The report was prepared by civil engineering firm JJR.Â
The draft document is available online at the Ann Arbor Area Government Document Repository site and from the Airport News and Projects webpage. A public hearing on the assessment has been scheduled from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31 at Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard Road.Â
The draft document is available for public review and comment until April 12. Comments can be directed to Molly Lamrouex, MDOT Bureau of Aeronautics and Freight Services, 2700 Port Lansing Drive, Lansing, MI 48906, sent via facsimile to 517-886-0366, or sent via electronic mail to lamrouexm@mich.gov.
The proposed airport expansion has been controversial; our recent story from Feb. 7, Debate over runway expansion at Ann Arbor airport heats up, provides background on the conflicting arguments for and against the expansion.
Editor's note: A previous photo caption described the airplane as landing; the caption has been corrected to note that the airplane is taking off. The contact address to send comments to has been updated based on information from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Both errors were corrected in the original story above.
Edward Vielmetti is the lead blogger at AnnArbor.com. Contact him at edwardvielmetti@annarbor.com.
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