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County committee backs MDOT and IIJA grants for airport taxiways, apron and equipment
Summary
Oakland County's economic development committee recommended accepting MDOT and IIJA grants to reconstruct taxiways and apron at Oakland County International Airport and to reimburse prior expenditures and acquire snow removal equipment; staff described project scope and funding splits and said work will start in spring when weather permits.
Oakland County commissioners voted to recommend acceptance of two transportation grants for Oakland County International Airport that would fund major taxiway and apron reconstruction and equipment purchases.
Cheryl Bush, airport manager, told the committee the taxiway reconstruction project covers taxiway Delta, two connector taxiways (Foxtrot and Yankee) and the Astro Park apron. "It's one of the longest pieces of pavement that we have on the airport — a little over 8,000 feet," Bush said. She described the project cost as "about $6,051,000 and some change" and said funding will include state and county…
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