July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.

Project goals listed (4/22/04)

Airport board makes priorities

By By Rachelle [email protected]

The Portland Aviation Board has set many goals for the future of the Portland Municipal Airport.

Two goals the board would like see completed in the near future are extension projects planned for the runway and the taxiway.

The runway extension project and phase two of the taxiway extension probably won’t begin for a couple of years.

Board president Glynn Barber stressed the importance of completing the runway extension project at the board’s meeting Wednesday.

“One or two business won’t be coming here because we don’t have enough runway space for them,” he said.

According to Mid-States Engineering project engineer Mike Evans, plans for phase one of the taxiway extension were nearly 80 percent complete on Wednesday. He hopes to get bids for the project in May or June, and construction is expected to begin between July and August. The airport already has all of the funding needed for the taxiway.

Barber noted he foresees the Department of Homeland Security requiring the airport to install security fences in the next few years. He believes it would be a good idea to go ahead and put the project in its federally-funded Capital Improvement Program plan.

Another project the board is looking forward to seeing completed is construction of a new terminal. The layout for the new building has not been decided, but Barber would like a two-story structure with a restaurant on the second floor.

Evans expressed his concerns about the restaurant idea.

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really a hit and miss,” Evans said. He added he has worked on several terminal building construction projects with varying successes at airports similar in size to Portland.

Airport manager Dave Miller suggested the new building have a layout similar to the one in Davies County, with a large lobby area and office spaces. He also said he would like the board to apply for grants for the project in the near future.

Also Wednesday, a project to paint the runway lines, as determined by a recent annual inspection by the Division of Aeronautics, is supposed to be completed within 30 days of the inspection. The board will seek an extension, with hopes the painting will be completed in June or July.

Evans suggested a few companies that could do the work. He said he would e-mail board members information on these firms.

He added the runway will not have to be shut down to complete the project.[[In-content Ad]]
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