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Newton‑Harvey airport to bid 08/26 reconstruction; commissioners approve plans and seek state backup grant
Summary
Airport director said reconstruction of runway 08/26 will require a temporary full closure and could cost additional local money for safety mitigation; commissioners approved plans, authorized bid advertisement for March 11 and approved a Kansas Airport Improvement Program application for electrical scope.
Ryan Palmer, Aviation Director for Newton City‑County Airport, and Jeff Lewis, Airport Operations Manager, briefed the Harvey County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 11 on plans to reconstruct runway 08/26 and the operational effects if the intersecting runway threshold is displaced during work.
Palmer said the Federal Aviation Administration advised the airport to proceed and that airport improvement grants are funded from user fees (the airport improvement fund), not the federal general fund. The airport’s consultant provided cost estimates and operational scenarios: a displaced threshold at the intersecting point would reduce usable runway length and eliminate the airport’s instrument…
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