The Grand County Airport Board discussed progress on apron and taxiway work at its meeting, confirming a notice to proceed has been signed and a federal grant in place for the apron expansion.

Judd, staff member, told the board the paving schedule remains on track and that the apron expansion notice to proceed is signed and awaiting routing to the contractor. "So everything is going well in short…there have not been any issues that have arisen since our last… the next project would be the expansion of the apron," Judd said.

The board heard that the grant supporting the apron expansion is secured. A staff member reported, "the grant is there with us," and recited the grant figure that was discussed in the meeting. Board members asked about timing; staff said the contractor had provided an updated schedule and that paving is scheduled in late October into the first weeks of November. A staff member noted the notice-to-proceed work dates referenced Oct. 24 and said the Foxtrot taxiway was a little behind schedule because of a prior Foxtrot delay, but the contractor expects paving in November.

Board members and staff described sequencing constraints: the taxi lane work (including Foxtrot) must be completed before apron work so the airport’s Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle can maintain required response access. "The taxi lane had to get done before the aprons could get done per FAA because our ARFF truck has to be able to respond to an incident," a staff member said.

Board members asked staff to obtain an updated contractor timeline and to coordinate with contractors to start earthwork as soon as allowed by seasonal constraints. A staff member said earthwork can start earlier than asphalt because it is not tied to the paving season, but that some elements cannot begin until paving season opens.

Board discussion also noted the projects will provide additional heavy-aircraft parking. No formal board vote or ordinance related to these projects was recorded during the meeting; staff reported the notice to proceed was signed and returned to the contractor.

The board asked staff to circulate the contractor's latest schedule and to report progress at the next meeting.