Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base Building Construction and Operation, Palm Springs Airport
Summary
SCH Number
2009024002
Lead Agency
United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA)
Document Title
Airport Traffic Control Tower and Base Building Construction and Operation, Palm Springs Airport
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Airport/Airport/Airport
Document Description
The FAA is proposing to construct and operate a new Airport Traffic Control Tower and Building to serve Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA. The construction phase of the proposed action is expected to begin in early 2010 adn proceed until late 2011. The new tower would be commissioned in late 2012 and demolition of the existing ATCT would occur in late 2013. The proposed ATCT would be located ~170 ft northwest of the current ATCT facility. The existing ATCT would be vacated and demolished after the new ATCT is constructed and operational.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Walsh
Agency Name
Federal Aviation Administration
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palm Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Tahquitz Canyon Road and El Cielo Road
Zip
92262
Total Acres
0.785
Parcel #
677-270-030
State Highways
111
Railways
SPRR
Airports
Palm Springs International
Schools
Palm Springs HS
Waterways
Whitewater River
Township
4S
Range
5E
Section
18
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Transportation:Other (airport)
Local Actions
Redevelopment
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Recreation, Solid Waste, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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