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Airport director seeks county approval to accept NCDOT grants covering 90% of airfield lighting project at Smith Reynolds
Summary
Smith Reynolds Airport staff told commissioners the FAA and NCDOT have allocated grants to cover 90% of construction for an LED airfield lighting and signage replacement; staff asked the board to approve the NCDOT grant agreements on the commission agenda and said additional grant amendments for construction administration will follow.
Mark Davidson, Smith Reynolds Airport director, briefed commissioners that the airport’s existing airfield lighting (525 lights and 114 signs) has proved costly to maintain and that the FAA and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) have awarded grants to fund a replacement LED lighting and signage project.
Davidson said the county previously approved a construction contract with R.G. Tenney Electric and that NCDOT issued two grants as a…
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