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Boise Airport to fully reconstruct primary runway in $74 million project; work to stretch through fall
Summary
Airport staff told commissioners the full reconstruction will require months of phased work this year, remove roughly 212 million pounds of asphalt, add a new drainage layer FAA plans to require, and will be funded mainly by a $64 million FAA grant with local match.
Boise — Airport airfield staff told the Boise Airport Commission on April 1 that a full reconstruction of the airport’s primary runway will require extensive phased work through the fall and is budgeted at about $74 million.
Marcus Green, the airport’s airfield project lead, said the program of work launched in early March and this year’s construction window will run roughly 232 days into November as teams complete the first half of the two‑year reconstruction. "It's going to take us approximately 232 days," he said, describing the sequencing the airport will use to maintain operations during work.
Green said staff…
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