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Enterprise council accepts FAA grant to relocate County Road 606 for runway extension project
Summary
The Enterprise City Council voted to accept a federal and state grant that will fund most of a project to realign County Road 606 to allow a planned runway extension at Enterprise Municipal Airport; the city’s local share is capped at $61,515.
The Enterprise City Council voted to accept a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Alabama Department of Transportation to fund relocation of County Road 606 as part of a multi‑phase runway extension at Enterprise Municipal Airport.
The grant covers $2,399,075 of the estimated $2,460,590 project cost; the city’s financial commitment will not exceed $61,515, the council was told. "The federal grant is 95% grant ... the city will only fund 2.5% of that project," City Engineer and Public Works Director Barry Mott said.
Why it matters: The road relocation clears land in the runway safety area so the airport can later add runway length and associated paving and lighting. Mott said the relocation is the FAA’s immediate priority and will be followed by grant work that would extend the runway by additional feet to reach a total runway length of about 5,600 feet in later phases.
Details from the meeting: Mott said the initial work will realign County Road 606 and move utilities off the existing roadbed; the FAA will cover the majority of relocation costs. He described the larger runway extension as a multi‑phase effort: the first grant is for the road and utilities, a subsequent grant will add 400–500 feet of runway on the downtown side and repave and upgrade lighting, and a later phase would add the remaining extension at the opposite end.
Council action: A council member moved to accept the grant and authorize the mayor to execute all documents related to the project upon review by the city attorney; a second was made and the motion passed by voice vote. The resolution accompanying the grant application also authorizes the mayor to sign the final application and, when the grant agreement arrives, to execute the agreement on the city’s behalf.
Financial context: Mott said the FAA grant is covering the large majority of costs. The meeting packet lists the project cost as $2,460,590 with $2,399,075 in federal and state support and the city share capped at $61,515.
Next steps: Mott said he expects the city to receive the grant agreement within about 30 days and to proceed to contract award and construction thereafter. He projected the relocation work could start in October, with the subsequent runway extension work planned in later grant cycles.
