Tester Announces Funds For Airports
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced $13,602,102 in Department of Transportation funding for 19 Montana airports including the airport in Wolf Point to expand and repair facilities.
“Montana is booming, and it’s critical that the Treasure State has up-to-date infrastructure to support our growing economy,” Tester said. “This funding will allow our airports to expand operations and support the increasing demand for reliable, affordable flights in and out of Montana. Improved facilities will pave the way for more flights to the region, allowing Montana to stay connected and support good paying jobs here for years to come.”
The funding awarded by the DOT will be used for a wide variety of facility expansions and repairs. Recipients include: L M Clayton: $50,000, Seal apron pavement surface/ pavement joints, seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxilane pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxiway pavement surface/ pavement joints Great Falls International: $4,800,519, Construct deicing pad with associated facilities, construct taxiway Missoula: $2,149,521, Construct terminal building Lewistown Municipal: $1,780,000, Rehabilitate taxiway Helena Regional: $1,150,000, Acquire aircraft rescue & fire fighting safety vehicle and equipment Cut Bank International: $600,000, Construct/modify/ improve/rehabilitate hangar, improve/modify access road, seal apron pavement surface/ pavement joints, seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxilane pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxiway pavement surface/ pavement joints Wokal Field/Glasgow-Valley County: $503,575, Seal apron pavement surface/ pavement joints, seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxilane pavement surface/pavement joints, seal taxiway pavement surface/ pavement joints Scobey: $450,000, Install miscellaneous navigational aids, install weather reporting equipment, reconstruct or replace airport lighting vault Stanford/Biggerstaff Field: $443,655, Construct taxiway Mission Field: $354,102, Construct taxilane Conrad: $192,510, Construct taxilane, install miscellaneous navigational aids, reconstruct airfield guidance signs, reconstruct apron, reconstruct runway, reconstruct runway lighting, reconstruct taxiway Big Sky Field: $183,678, Construct terminal building, construct/rehabilitate/modify/ expand snow removal equipment building Lincoln: $171,161, Acquire snow removal equipment Harlem: $166,500, Install apron edge lights and/or flood lighting, install runway vertical/visual guidance system, install taxiway lighting, rehabilitate access road Choteau: $150,000, Reconstruct airfield guidance signs, seal apron pavement surface/ pavement joints, seal runway pavement surface/ pavement joints, seal taxiway pavement surface/pavement joints Plains: $150,000, Install weather reporting equipment Shelby: $150,000, Install weather reporting equipment Thompson Falls: $106,000, Reconstruct access road Billings Logan International: $50,881, Conduct or update miscellaneous study
