WHO OWNS THE TWIN BRIDGES SITE NOW?
Most of the land is owned by the Equitable Life Assurance Company and has been on the market for some time. Most of the rest is owned by the RF&P Railroad and by the Virginia Department of Transportation. WHAT IS ON THE LAND NOW? Most of the land is vacant. Equitable has an approved site plan which permits a 10-story hotel and two 7-story office buildings on the site. WOULD A STADIUM CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NATIONAL AIRPORT? The proposed site in between the “clear zone” beyond the ends of National’s two runways in which building is forbidden or sharply limited. It is subject to restrictions imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Committee has asked the FAA to evaluate the impact a stadium would have on airport safety but have not received a reply. The Airport Authority has expressed serious reservations about the site partly out of safety concerns and partly out of concern about the impact of airplane noise on spectators and players. The Air Line Pilots Association also
