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- RUNWAY CLOSURE SET FOR MAY 27, 2008
The Ashtabula County Airport Authority plans to close the runway at the airport on May 27 as part of a three year plan to
reconstruct the runway surface. This first of three phases
will install 6 under-drains in the west end of the runway and
then cap the surface with a two inch layer of fresh asphalt.
The runway was first built in 1967 and has been resurfaced twice
since then. The Authority expects the construction to take 30 days. Koski Construction was awarded
The contract in the Fall of 2007 and will work 10 hour days to
accomplish the work within the time schedule.
The original design did not include
drainage under the surface of the runway and the drains along
the side of the runway were found to be clogged with silt.
Without an effective drainage system, water accumulates under
the runway surface, contributing to a deterioration of the
runway surface. Large and cracks and bubbles are evident
in the runway surface and will be eliminated during this
rebuilding project.
Funds to complete this project come
from grants from the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport
Improvement Program (AIP). AIP funding pays 95% of the
cost of the program and local funds pay the remaining 5%.
The Robert S. Morrison Foundation is providing funds for the
local share through a gift of $30,737. The Federal
Share of this $614,735 project is $583,998.
- GIANT SCALE RADIO CONTROL RACES
RETURN TO ASHTABULA COUNTY AIRPORT
