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Airport reports $5.34M taxiway project, fiber install and cleanup progress
Summary
Airport staff told the council the Taxiway Alpha project is underway with about 56 days remaining and an estimated cost of $5.34 million (90% FAA-funded); fiber and master-plan work are funded by FAA grants; West Side cleanup removed 2,240 cubic yards of debris and 23 barrels of hazardous waste.
Arlington City Council workshop — Airport staff provided an update on capital projects, safety and property cleanup at Arlington Municipal Airport.
"We have about 56 days remaining; that's an estimated project cost of $5,340,000 that's funded 90% by FAA," Airport staff Marty said of the Taxiway Alpha project, and he reported a change order to relocate an unexpected sewer and water line that the FAA will fund up to 90%.
Marty also described an airport-fiber installation in phase 3 (initial fiber on Airport Boulevard) estimated at nearly $600,000 and a master-plan and obstruction-survey effort budgeted at $834,000, both funded largely through FAA grants. The fiber work is intended to support security, gate access and future business development on airport property.
Staff said they are accelerating removal of derelict aircraft and have been addressing delinquent accounts. A hangar cleanout effort (June 3–15) provided tenants with dumpsters to remove hazards, and the airport is planning its first "hometown fly-in" with roughly 50 signed registrations and an expectation of about 100 aircraft.
Marty reported substantial West Side cleanup results: "We removed 2,240 cubic yards of debris and 23 barrels of hazardous waste," and staff said they had removed non-aviation, residential-like uses and are replacing those with aviation-related tenants. Several new leases were noted, including a tenant working with the NTSB and plans for additional hangar rows; a long-term tenant named Russ Kies was identified as building new hangars on the north end.
No new council action was requested at the workshop; the airport update was informational. Staff noted some matters appropriate for executive session on pending litigation and said they would schedule that update before the council break.
