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Airport director: primary runway reconstruction has started; $60 million project relies on federal, state and local shares
Summary
The Grand Forks Airport Authority told the county commission that phase 1A of a planned $60 million primary runway reconstruction has begun; the authority has a $15.1 million grant for phase 1, expects roughly $30 million in FAA funding overall, and is pursuing a $1 million small-community grant to attract new airline service.
Bridal Wissner, director of the Grand Forks Airport Authority, told the County Commission that phase 1A of the airport’s long-planned primary runway reconstruction began this week and that enabling work is already under way. “We actually just, yesterday, started phase 1A of the primary runway reconstruction,” Wissner said.
The authority has estimated the full reconstruction at about $60 million. Wissner said the funding picture includes roughly $30 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, a $20 million state allocation secured during the recent legislative session and an estimated $10 million local share funded by property-tax mills dedicated to the airport. For the initial (red) phase, staff received competitive bids and secured a $15.1 million federal grant to cover most…
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