DTW plans on hold
Detroit Metropolitan Airport is expected to end a bitter battle with Romulus leaders by shelving plans for a controversial fifth parallel runway the city claimed would displace 3,500 residents, close two elementary schools and wipe out nearly 50 businesses.
Both sides expect the agreement to shift the multimillion-dollar runway concept from the airport's original master plan to one they can revisit if growth warrants. The agreement will be voted on Thursday when the Airport Authority Board is expected to meet, according to Taylor Mayor Cameron Priebe, one of five city leaders involved in the project. ...
-This should not come as a surprise. Airport traffic is down dramatically. A fifth runway at Detroit Wayne County Metro Airport would have put the airport a step ahead. However, what would it be a 'step ahead' of? The demand for flights has dwindled, so why threaten condemnation with a proposed eminent domain project?
