Nantucket Memorial Airport Terminal News
WEEKLY UPDATE: Terminal demolition begins and foundation work continues Demolition of the east end of the existing terminal began this week. Concrete work on the new foundation continues and the airport expects it to be completed soon, certainly in time for the arrival of the steel framing at the end of March. Also, last week, construction crews poured the concrete in the first wall of the addition and installed steel reinforcement bars in two more sections of foundation footings.

Construction crews also have hooked the addition up to town sewer and will connect it to town water this week.

TRAVELER IMPACT: Airport operations has ordered a fourth temporary trailer that it will use for the offices for Continental, U.S. Airways and Cape Air during the summer. They are also planning to remove the two existing offices in the Annex building that currently house non-secure flight operations of Cape Air and Island Air to create additional space.

AIRLINE NEWS: Service information U.S. Airways' New York service is suspended through March 31.

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 passengers 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. 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.