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Committee approves airport agreements and design work; cultural-resource testing could affect June bid timeline
Summary
The Tuscaloosa City Public Projects Committee approved a memorandum of agreement with federal and state preservation officials, an amendment adding cultural-resources testing to a cargo-ramp design, and a conditional design authorization for the runway-extension project.
The Tuscaloosa City Public Projects Committee approved three airport-related agenda items that city staff said are tied to environmental review and grant deadlines for an ongoing runway-extension and cargo-ramp program.
The committee authorized a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Alabama State Historic Preservation Office to incorporate stipulations from cultural-resources reviews into construction contracts for the runway-extension project. Committee members were told the MOA narrows a previously studied area to a two-acre parcel where cultural resources were identified and calls for more extensive excavation and evaluation before substantial fill is placed on that site.
Separately, the…
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