Entire project is a clueless throwback to the 1950's when there were huge amounts of land and no limits. Those days are over! The last major airport built was in Denver. Planning started in the early 80's and was completed in 1995. The only other airports in US since were a relocation of an airport in North Dakota finished in 2018 and an airport in Florida in 2011. All other airports have been an expansion of existing airports, which have been proven to be ineffective at achieving their objective: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969699719304314
Pretty sure this entire charade is dead on arrival but is propped up by legislators and the governor who take election campaign contributions (aka: bribes) from the airline industry and to keep that money flowing they need to pretend like a new airport is going to be built.
Problem is King County had a ballot initiative that stopped future airports in their county and that's where the demand for more air travel is. Expecting king county air travelers to drive south in traffic past JBLM to catch a flight is a non-starter.
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