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Airport’s BNA Central Ramp expansion approved after airport buys upstream mitigation credits
Summary
The commission approved a stream encapsulation for the BNA Central Ramp expansion after the airport purchased credits from the Cedar Forest Mitigation Bank and obtained required state and federal permits; commissioners urged exploring Metro‑owned mitigation opportunities for future projects.
The Metro Stormwater Management Commission approved an application April 21 from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority to encapsulate roughly 1,400 linear feet of Sims Branch as part of the BNA Central Ramp expansion and accepted a compensatory mitigation package the applicant presented.
Airport vice president Tracy Holton and contractor representatives described the project as an apron expansion to provide aircraft overnight parking and de‑icing positions to support increased flight schedules. The project will place approximately 1,200,000 cubic yards of fill across roughly 22.5…
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