Nantucket Memorial Airport Terminal News

WEEKLY UPDATE: Concrete slab floors poured

Masons poured the concrete floors last week in the addition.

Builders will start work on the exterior wall layout this week and install the emergency generator and electric service duct banks, while outside on the grounds, airport operations will test fire hydrant water flow for fire protection calculations.

Travelor Impact

The airport is installing a Flight Information Display this week and will show a schedule of departures and arrivals. The Flight Information Display is being used on a trial basis with an eye towards using it when the terminal addition is completed. Television monitors will be placed in the ticketing area of the secure flights trailer and in the waiting area for departing passengers.

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. When finished, all flights to Boston and New York will pass through this new wing and baggage will be screened there through 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 the ticket counters can be located in the same area. The parking configuration will stay the same as will drop off and pick up. Construction Timeline: October 2007-Spring 2009.

For more information, call 325-5300 or visit www.nantucketairport.com. I