Nantucket Memorial Airport Terminal News
WEEKLY UPDATE: Terminal demolition begins and foundation work continues Concrete was poured this week for two walls of the east end addition. Inside the terminal, construction crews built a temporary wall in the old security screening area in preparation for demolition.

Next week, two more east end addition walls will be poured and the foundation should be completed. Installation of the basement column footings will be placed for the slab part of the building.

TRAVELER IMPACT: Atemporary door will lead travelers from the current arrivals baggage area to the secure ticketing offices in the three temporary trailers between the terminal and the runway.

Airport operations will receive a fourth temporary trailer this summer for the offices of Continental, U.S. Airways and Cape Air. They are also planning to remove the two existing offices in the Annex building that currently house nonsecure 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.