No Green Light for Third Runway:
State Appeals Board Says Port Must
Do More To Protect Environment
A state appeals board ruled today (12 August 2002) that the Port of Seattle must meet new environmental conditions if it plans to go forward with its proposed third runway at Sea-Tac Airport. More...

Runway costs exceed $342,000,000
total budget figures unknown
As of the end of May, the Port of Seattle had spent more than $342 million on its third-runway project at Sea-Tac Airport. It has only moved about 20% percent of the dirt for the embankment and has no permits. This amounts to a huge gamble with taxpayers' money, because the Port has no guarantee that it will be allowed to proceed to completion. More...

No runway construction this year
After four years of hauling fill to the site of the proposed third runway, the Port of Seattle has been forced to stop importation of fill for the runway embankment. More...

Noise remedies for Boeing Field move ahead
Action on noise remedies for Boeing Field is moving ahead, with review by King County Council planned for September. Council approval is a necessary step to securing funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. More...

Conveyor Belt Loses Again
The proposal to build a conveyor belt through the city of Des Moines, for possible use in moving fill material to the third-runway site, has lost again. More...

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