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Airport director reports progress on taxiway realignment; Dec.–Jan closure window planned
Summary
The airport director reported that taxiway construction progressed faster than expected after contractors completed electrical work early in Phase 6. The board discussed an upcoming 30-day closure window (Dec. 15–Jan. 15 range) and possible cost impacts to repair a pavement "dip."
Airport Director Young updated the Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board on the taxiway realignment project, reporting that contractor work and coordination with engineers accelerated parts of the schedule and reduced the overall timeline.
"This is actually phase 6. Phase 6 was going to be a 4 week project, and it was gonna happen chronologically at the very end. But we actually went through during the beginning of this phase, and they went ahead and closed this taxiway, sat down with the contractor and our engineer, and decided that, the electricians were ready to get this done," Director Young said. He reported the new LED lights and concrete collars are in place where completed.
Young said Phase 3 should finish in about two to three weeks, after which the contractor will likely move to Phase 5 (the longest work segment, roughly 165 days) and then return to Phase 4 during a planned 30-day closure. The board discussed targeting a closure window between Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 to complete the closure segment and then resume Phase 5.
Board members raised a separate pavement issue described as a "dip." Young said the airport's engineer and contractor are reviewing the dip and that determining the number of panels to replace will define the cost. A board member noted that a statutory change-order limit (10% of total project) could affect funding for repairs and that doing the work while crews are on site could be more efficient.
Why it matters: Taxiway realignment and lighting are critical to safe aircraft ground movement and to enabling future development. Scheduling the closure to minimize operational impact and identifying repair costs for the pavement dip are both important for budgeting and operational planning.
What’s next: Staff will continue monitoring Phase 3 completion, work with the contractor to sequence Phase 4 during the December–January window, and obtain cost estimates for repairing the pavement dip to determine whether the repair fits within change-order limits or requires separate action.
