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Airport leaders press for runway, taxiway work and navigation easement amid FAA timing issues
Summary
City and airport staff presented a multiyear capital plan that prioritizes runway and pavement rehabilitation, a navigation-easement project to clear approach obstructions, and runway maintenance while awaiting FAA funding and a formal master plan update.
The Capital Improvement Committee heard a detailed update on airport capital needs Thursday, with airport staff saying runway and taxiway rehabilitation are now urgent and that some projects must wait on a navigation-easement process and federal approvals. The airport manager, John (airport manager), told the committee the pavement on Runways 5 and 23 has deteriorated and that “we were incredibly concerned that we were gonna have to shut that runway down this winter.” He said the FAA recently cleared the city to bid rehabilitation work, and bid openings for the crosswind runway and lighting were scheduled the day of the meeting. The discussion centered on three related constraints: the life cycle of existing pavements,…
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