Governor Doyle approves $680,000 project at West Bend Municipal Airport

August 20, 2009

Governor Jim Doyle has announced a $680,000 project to reconstruct a runway at the West Bend Municipal Airport.  The Governor’s action releases $17,000 in state funds to help complete the project.  The City of West Bend is contributing another $17,000, and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $646,000.

According to Craig Butler, airport project manager with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the runway project will repair the pavement of Runway 13/31, which has deteriorated to the point that safety for arriving and departing aircraft is a prime concern. 

The project is scheduled to begin in August 2009 and should be completed by October 2009.

The airport consists of two runways, parallel taxiways, apron area, connector taxiways, terminal building and auto parking lot.  Together, the runways accommodate about 51,000 aircraft take-offs and landings each year.

For more information, contact:
Craig Butler, WisDOT Airport Engineering Specialist
(608) 266-2729, craig.butler@dot.wi.gov