Attachment A RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT ROADWAY NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

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1 Attachment A RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT ROADWAY NETWORK IMPROVEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The general location of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA or the Airport) is shown on Exhibit 1. A.1 Purpose and Need for the Project The purpose of the Proposed Action is to address on-airport traffic conditions, public and employee parking deficiencies, and rental car capacity constraints. The need for the Proposed Action is to: Reduce traffic congestion and enhance safety on the terminal roadway system Provide adequate and convenient on-airport Facilities for the Rental Car Companies and their customers Increase the available parking capacity for both passengers and employees Enhance the overall customer experience A.2 Alternatives The alternatives, which will be discussed in the EA, include various on-airport locations and configurations for a consolidated rental car facility (ConRAC), public parking, employee parking, and roadway improvements. Previous planning studies identified nine alternatives, although six of those initial alternatives were considered infeasible as they do not meet the rental car and parking program requirements. Therefore, three alternatives, as well as the No Action Alternative, have been identified for consideration in the EA. The EA will document the methodology used to determine the alternatives, as well as the screening process used to conclude which alternatives would feasibly satisfy the purpose of and need for the Proposed Action. The selected range of reasonable alternatives, along with the No Action Alternative, will be examined and evaluated in the EA. Evaluation criteria may include: effects on future traffic conditions; alternative costs; wayfinding; constructability and phasing, operational viability, and potential effects on protected environmental resources. Environmental Assessment [1]

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3 R O N A L D R E A G A N W A S H I N G TO N N AT I O N A L A I R P O R T S E P T E M B E R [Preliminary Draft for Discussion Purposes Only] 1 D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A V I R G I N I A Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport! M A R Y L A N D LEGEND State Boundary 95 1 DCA Property Interstate Highway U.S. Highway SOURCES: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors and the GIS user community, July 2017 (basemap); TIGER/Line Shapefiles, July 2017 (roadways); Ricondo & Associates, Inc., April 2017 (airport boundary). PREPARED BY: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., July EXHIBIT 1 [NORTH 0 6,000 ft. Airport Location W:\Projects\DCA\MXD\Exhibit 1 - AirportLocation_ mxd Environmental Assessment

4 A.3 Components of the Proposed Action The Proposed Action includes project elements that meet the purpose and need, along with a series of enabling projects that must also be evaluated in the EA. Project components are depicted on Exhibit 2; Enabling projects are depicted on Exhibit 3. Exhibit 4 shows the proposed Study Area. Table 1 lists the estimated construction start and completion dates for the Proposed Action components, including the enabling projects. Information regarding each project component is provided below. 1 Long-Term Roadway Network: A new West Entrance Roadway alignment would be constructed to the south of the existing West Entrance Road, with grade separated roadways connecting to the existing arrivals and departures levels for Terminals B and C. The new West Entrance Road would also connect with the single level roadway serving Terminal A. A new interchange at Airport Access Road would be constructed. The existing quick turn-around (QTA) facilities within this area would be demolished. Consolidated Rental Car and Public Parking Facility: A Joint-Use Facility, including ConRAC functions and public parking, would be constructed adjacent to and east of the new West Entrance Roadway (see Exhibit 2). The Joint-Use Facility would be six levels with a footprint of approximately 353,000 square feet. The northern portion of the Joint-Use Facility would include a total of up to 1.5 million square feet, serving rental car operations on the three lower levels and public parking on the top three levels. Each level would be approximately 253,000 square feet accommodating approximately 725 parking spaces each, for a total of 5,075 parking spaces. Rental car operations in this area would include a customer service building and rental car ready/return garage (RAC). The southern portion of the Joint Facility would include only ConRAC functions, including the QTA and QTA support areas on the first three levels, and rental car vehicle storage areas on the top three levels. The total square footage of the rental car functions in this area would be approximately 451,000 square feet. Connector Garage: A five-level connector garage would be constructed between existing Parking Garage A and Parking Garage B/C. The facility would be approximately 230,000 square feet (46,000 square feet per level), with a total of approximately 650 parking spaces. 1 Unless otherwise noted, descriptions of the project components were compiled from information contained in the Ricondo & Associates, Inc., Roadway Network Study, October Environmental Assessment [4]

5 RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SEPTEMBER 2017 [Preliminary Draft for Discussion Purposes Only] Terminal B Terminal C Area Staging TNC Terminal A nce Rd. RA Alt 7 Proposed TNC Staging Lot Hatch RA Alt 7 Proposed TNC Staging Lot Hatch d. h Blv st E ntr a Smit We Connector Garage ft²/level ft²/level Garage Connector 133,340 = ConRAC Area = 156,828 Joint-Use Facility ing Pk wy. Ai rp or ta cc es sr d. al ars ang Me mo ri th H ton Sou ash ve. ew A mas Tho QTA and Vehicle Storage ConRAC and Public Parking Ge org LEGEND Airport Boundary Proposed New Roadways Proposed Roadway Bridge Structures Proposed Public Parking Proposed ConRAC & Public Parking Garage Proposed ConRAC Economy Parking Lot NOTES ConRAC = Consolidated Rental Car Facility QTA = Quick-Turn-Around Facility SOURCE: ESRI Database (Aerial Imagery), ESRI, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, obtained: January 2016; Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, October 2016, Ricondo & Associates Inc., October PREPARED BY: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., September EXHIBIT 2 Proposed Action NORTH ft. Drawing: Z:\MWAA\DCA\Roadway Network EA\04 - AutoCAD\DCA Future Roadways_ dwgLayout: Exh 2-Proposed Action Plotted: Sep 12, 2017, 12:57PM Environmental Assessment

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7 RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SEPTEMBER 2017 [Preliminary Draft for Discussion Purposes Only] East Building Temporary Surface Parking Lot Shops Building Boiler House d. ce R Entran Interim Roadway Improvements n Cir. Aviatio West Potential Locations for Maintenance Building and Temporary Parking Decks Warehouse Abingdon Dr. ce Ac or t rp Ave ton mas ew ash ing Tho Ai Ge org lvd. th B ss Rd. Smi West Building Me. mo ria lp kw y. LEGEND Hill Complex Facilities to be Relocated Public/Employee/TNC Surface Parking Interim Roadway Improvements Potential Location for Maintenance Building/Temporary Parking Decks New Interim Traffic Signal NOTES TNC = Transportation Network Companies SOURCE: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., "Roadway Network Study," October 2016; Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, July PREPARED BY: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., September EXHIBIT 3 Enabling Projects NORTH ft. Drawing: Z:\MWAA\DCA\Roadway Network EA\04 - AutoCAD\DCA-Enabling Projects_ dwgLayout: Enabling Projects Plotted: Sep 19, 2017, 10:17AM Environmental Assessment

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9 RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SEPTEMBER 2017 [Preliminary Draft for Discussion Purposes Only] Runw ay 1- Terminal C 19 Terminal B al in rm Te ay 422 RA Alt 7 Proposed TNC Staging Lot Hatch ntr a Connector 133,340 = ConRAC Area = ew as A org m Tho Ge Rd. 156,828 ft²/level nce ve. ash ing ton ft²/level Garage We st E RA Alt 7 Proposed TNC Staging Lot Hatch Area Staging TNC A Ru nw Me mo Pkw Sou rial y. sr d. es Ai rp or ta cc ars ang th H lvd. B Smith Economy Parking Lot Jeff erso avis Hw y. RA Alt 7 Proposed TNC Staging Lot Hatch nd LEGEND Proposed Study Area SOURCE: ESRI Database (Aerial Imagery), ESRI, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community, obtained: January 2016; Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, October 2016, Ricondo & Associates Inc., October PREPARED BY: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., September EXHIBIT 4 Proposed Study Area NORTH ft. Drawing: Z:\MWAA\DCA\Roadway Network EA\04 - AutoCAD\DCA Future Roadways_ dwgLayout: Exh 4-Study Area Plotted: Sep 19, 2017, 10:14AM Environmental Assessment

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11 Enabling Projects - Temporary Parking Decks: 2 Two adjacent single-level temporary parking decks for public and employee parking would be constructed. The two decks would include up to 300,000 square feet and accommodate approximately 855 parking spaces. It is estimated that up to 515 parking spaces would be for public use and the remaining 340 parking spaces would be for employees. - Interim Roadway Improvements: Prior to implementation of the Long-Term Roadway Network, temporary roadway improvements would be constructed near the Airport entrance. Improvements include the construction of an additional lane along the West Entrance Road and westbound Aviation Circle from approximately Abingdon Drive to the intersection of Smith Boulevard, and along Airport Access Road to Abingdon Drive, and installation of one traffic signal at West Entrance Road and Aviation Circle. The existing traffic signal at Airport Access Road and Abingdon Drive would be reconfigured. These improvements would be demolished after the completion of the Long-Term Roadway Network and prior to construction of the ConRAC. Additionally, two new connection roads between Smith Boulevard and Thomas Avenue would be constructed as part of the interim roadway improvements to provide access to economy and employee parking. These improvements would not be demolished, but incorporated into the long term roadway network. - Relocation of Maintenance Buildings and Shops: Five buildings are currently located at the Hill Complex, including: the East and West Buildings, the Shops Building, the Warehouse and the Boiler House (see Exhibit 3). In order to construct the ConRAC, these facilities would need to be relocated and the existing buildings demolished. Over 132,800 square feet of existing maintenance facilities 3 would be relocated to a consolidated facility. Relocation options for these facilities are currently under study by MWAA as part of a separate planning effort. Temporary Surface Parking Lot: A temporary surface lot would be constructed in the area currently occupied by the East and West Buildings. The temporary surface lot would be approximately 151,000 square feet and serve public/employee parking and staging for transportation network company (TNC) operators, such as Uber and Lyft. It is expected that the surface lot would contain 300 public parking spaces, 30 employee parking spaces, and 100 TNC/cell phone staging spaces. The temporary surface parking lot would be demolished and the TNC/cell phone staging area and parking relocated prior to construction of the ConRAC. 2 3 Ricondo & Associates, Inc., Task Order 21 Scope of Work Exhibits, January Ricondo & Associates, Inc., Hangars and South Area Development Study Phase II (Inventory & Facility Requirements Update) July Environmental Assessment [11]

12 Table 1: Estimated Construction Phasing PROPOSED ACTION COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION START CONSTRUCTION END Enabling Projects Interim Roadway Improvements Temporary Parking Decks Relocation of Maintenance Buildings and Shops Temporary Surface Parking Lot Long-Term Roadway Network Consolidated Rental Car Facility TBD TBD Connector Garage TBD TBD SOURCE: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, August, PREPARED BY: Ricondo & Associates, Inc., August A.4 Potential Areas of Concern The potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Action will be analyzed and documented in the EA. Federal guidance for the environmental process encourages public involvement and identifies the analysis to be completed to determine the potential impacts in a number of environmental categories. Known potential environmental issues that will be assessed include air quality, particularly related to construction emissions, coastal resources, hazardous materials, floodplains, and impacts to Section 106 and 4(f) facilities, specifically buildings located at the Hill Complex. Environmental Assessment [12]