Nantucket Memorial Airport Terminal News

WEEKLY UPDATE Terminal addition foundation completed this week Construction crews working on the east and north additions to the main terminal at Nantucket Memorial Airport are installing drainage conduits this week and continuing work on footings for the smaller, north side addition. Plumbers and electricians will be joining these crews on the site shortly.

Airport Operation Manager Al Peterson said that the bidding process for various aspects of the addition project continues and that around 75 percent of the project will be awarded by the end of April.

TRAVELER IMPACT In an effort to enhance summer operating procedures, the airport will add two more temporary trailers to the three that currently serve as ticketing areas for all secure flights leaving Nantucket. One trailers will be for summer airline service offices.

A fourth trailer will work in concert with a fifth temporary trailer that will house the Transportation Safety Administration baggage screening equipment. Peterson expects these additional temporary trailers to significantly accelerate the baggage screening process. Also, temporary toilets are being installed for the summer air travel season.

AIRLINE NEWS U.S. Airways' New York service resumes on April 24, JetBlue Airways New York City JFK service begins for the season on May 22, Delta Air Lines' New York City JFK service gets going on June 5 and Continental Airlines' Newark, N.J. service starts up again on June 12.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Nantucket Memorial Airport terminal work includes additions and renovations totaling around 18,000 square feet, the most notable of which is a new wing off the east end of the existing main terminal facing the hangar area. When finished, all flights to Boston and New York will pass through this new wing and baggage will be screened there with the Transportation Safety Administration's new baggage screening equipment. Other additions to the building will face the parking lot off the main terminal and will free up office and ticket counter space by removing maintenance storage below the air traffic control tower and widening that part of the terminal northward so all ticket counters can be located in the same area. The parking configuration will stay the same, as will drop-off and pickup. The project cost of $26 million is being borne by: the Federal Aviation Administration - $9 million; airport fees - $5 million and Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission - $12 million. Builder: Skanska USA of Boston, Mass. Construction Timeline: October 2007- Spring 2009. Details & questions: 325-5300. Web site: www.nantucketairport.com.