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Crook County outlines reconstruction of secondary runway at county airport
Summary
Crook County airport manager presented plans to demolish and rebuild the secondary runway, widening it from about 40 to 60 feet, shortening it by roughly 500 feet for Highway 26 protection, and updating lighting and markings; FAA funding was described but some funding details in the transcript were unclear.
Kelly Caufield, Crook County airport manager, briefed the board on a planned demolition and full reconstruction of the county’s secondary runway, currently referred to in the record as Runway 3315 and to be redesignated Runway 3416 because of magnetic variation.
Caufield said the project will widen the secondary runway from about 40 feet to about 60 feet, shorten it by roughly 500 feet to increase the runway protection-zone setback from Highway 26, and install new lighting, signage and pavement markings. "It's gonna widen from 40 feet to 60 feet," she said, describing the scope and showing site photos of cracked pavement and aging lighting.
The county’s on-call consultant for design and engineering is Precision Approach Engineering, Caufield said, and the apparent low bidder for construction is Taylor Northwest. She gave a tentative construction window beginning this fall with a goal of having the work wrapped by July 1, followed by grant closeout over subsequent months.
On project funding, Caufield reported the "total project is 4,472,000" (as spoken in the record) and said the FAA is expected to provide a little more than $4 million. She also referred to state and local contributions but the transcript’s dollar figures for those line items were unclear; county staff said they will provide finalized funding allocations as the grant offer is formalized.
Caufield told the board the FAA reviews detailed designs well before work starts and that the county’s consultant will provide daily oversight during construction and report to the FAA, describing multiple checks and balances on project compliance.
The presentation included before-and-after photos of lighting systems; Caufield said the main runway already has LED lighting and the plan is to provide similar upgrades for the secondary runway. She said the airport’s last full overlay of the secondary runway occurred in the late 1960s or early 1970s and maintenance since then has consisted of spot repairs and seal-coating.
Next steps: Caufield said the FAA’s formal grant offer has been delayed to Sept. 9 and that the county would be asked to return a signed offer by Sept. 10, leaving about 24 hours to sign and return the paperwork; she urged commissioners to be prepared for that timing. The county did not take formal action on the project during the meeting.
