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Effingham County officials mark groundbreaking for roughly $5 million runway extension
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County leaders and airport officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking for an Effingham County Airport runway and taxiway extension they said will cost about $5 million, with the Rebuild Illinois capital program covering roughly 90% of the work; officials noted years of planning and an earlier economic impact study.
Effingham County Board Chairman Josh Douthat and airport officials led a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday to begin construction on a runway and taxiway extension at the Effingham County Airport, a project officials said will cost about $5,000,000.
The county’s airport superintendent and county engineer, Greg Custer, said the Rebuild Illinois capital improvement program is financing the bulk of the work. "So they're funding 90% of the $5,000,000 project," Custer said, adding that federal apportionment normally does not prioritize runway extensions and that state program funding made this project…
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