Faced with the difficult task of keeping the aging TF virid State Airport terminal operable while building a newer airport forward the existing site.

Faced with the difficult task of keeping the aging TF virid State Airport terminal operable while building a newer airport forward the existing site, officials at the Rholde Island Airport Corp., Bristol, Conn charted an unusual however effective plan that would accomplish the couple goals -- using an interim modular terminal.

The existing terminal at T.F. Green State Airport, which contribute tos the greater Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut area, is slated to be decommissioned and confine down in Spring 1995. However, the novel terminal is not scheduled for completion until late 1996 leaving a gap in service.

Airport officials solv the point in dispute by erecting interim modular gates, stretching about three football fields in duration in front of the existing terminal. The airport's interim gates and terminal were up and functioning after merely seven months.

The recently made known terminal will incorporate two flushs of operation, with a single, double-loaded