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THE FUTURE SECTION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY 2040
A meeting by the state’s Commercial Aviation
Coordination Commission on Jan. 9 kicks off
The future section will be where you can learn 2020 with a concerted effort to narrow down
about the latest, biggest and best real estate possible sites for this second airport and con-
changes coming to the Northwest. A 3rd tinue along a plan to have it built and operat-
international airport is coming. Could it be in ing by 2040.
Bremerton? A passenger ferry in Des Moines?
Plans are in the works actually for the ferry.. First though, comes selecting a new site.
If an airport lands in Bremerton, we at Venture The commission has already held one meet-
think there could be a tunnel under the sound ing and this second continues the work of
connecting Bremerton to Seattle. On Light Rail, researching and discussing the location of
we think it’s going to be used a ton. Have you the next major commercial airport, narrowing
driven down 405 at rush hour? It’s a parking down possible airport sites based on a variety
lot. of factors.
This is the first Future Section, and future issues The commission’s 15 voting and 11 non voting
this section will grow and be a great read and members, with representatives spanning
idea creator for you. aviation and freight to elected officials and
private citizens, all supported with technical
assistance from the Washington State Dept.
of Transportation’s Aviation Division, plans to
have a short-list of six potential sites by the
“TIME IS MORE VALUABLE end of 2020.
THAN MONEY. YOU CAN The list of six possible airport sites, due Jan. 1,
GET MORE MONEY, BUT 2021, will then get winnowed to two by Sept.
YOU CANNOT GET MORE 1, 2021, and a single location offered by Jan.
TIME.” – JIM ROHN 1, 2022. This legislation-enacted commission
is more than explorative, though, as the state
legislation that put this plan in play also calls
for the new commercial airport to be opera-
tional by 2040.
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