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AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES <br />FIGURE 4-19 <br />CARGO FACILITY LOCATION ALTERNATIVES <br /> <br />Source: RS&H Analysis, 2017 <br />4.5.4.3 Cargo Facility Alternatives Evaluation <br />Site #1 provides a benefit to cargo operations by maintaining the current facility location, negating the <br />potential for any temporary disruption to operations. Operating within the existing infrastructure also <br />provides a cost savings versus the construction of a new replacement facility. One challenge to the current <br />location of cargo facilities is limitations of available land for expansion. Looking beyond the 20 year <br />planning period, land would need to be acquired in order accommodate facility expansion. Another <br />challenge to Site #1 is the mixing of passenger and freight traffic on Airport road prior to Northrup Drive, <br />however, this could be mitigated through a new cargo access road off Kokkeler Road. <br />Site #2 allows for an airside operational separation between commercial air carriers and cargo operators <br />by locating cargo facilities near the secondary runway. The primary challenge of Site #2 occurs on the <br />landside. Trucks entering the Airport would be required to mix with commercial passenger traffic coming <br />into, and leaving the Airport via Northrup and Douglas Drive. This location has the potential to cause <br />additional congestion and safety conflicts on airport entrance roadways as passengers destined to and <br />from the airport terminal are often less familiar within the airport landside environment. <br />The location of Site #3 has the advantage of providing cargo operators shorter airfield taxi times when <br />departing from Runway 16R. Discussions with ATC over the course of this study showed that Runway 16R <br />is the preferred runway during inclement weather conditions. Located on undeveloped land north of <br />Taxiway C and immediately east of the primary runway, Site #3 has the added benefit of nearly completely <br />separating freight traffic from passenger terminal traffic when entering and exiting airport roadways. <br />However, development on the north side of the Airport will require a large investment in the utility <br />infrastructure in order to support cargo facilities. <br />EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 4-49 <br /> <br />