Seal apron pavement surface/pavement joints; seal taxiway pavement surface/pavement joints; seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints; seal taxilane pavement surface/pavement joints; construct…

This Formula Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region, under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), provides $378,443.33 to the City of Le Sueur, Minnesota to fund airport improvement projects at the Le Sueur Municipal Airport. Specifically, the funding will be used to construct 620 feet of new taxilane connecting a parking area to a hangar, and to perform sealing and crack repair on 1,400 feet of taxiway, 1,450 feet of hangar taxilane, 3,000 feet of runway, and 7,500 square yards of apron to extend the useful life of those pavement surfaces. The completion date for the funded projects is August 22, 2026.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs 620 feet of taxilane to connect an existing parking area to a general aviation hangar area. . This project performs sealing and crack repair to 1,400 feet of the existing taxiway a, A1 and A2 pavements to extend their useful lives. This project performs sealing and crack repair to 1,450 feet of the existing hangar taxilane surface to extend the pavement's useful life. . This project performs sealing and crack repair to 3,000 feet of the existing runway 13/31 surface to extend the pavement's useful life. . This project performs sealing and crack repair to 7,500 square yards of the existing north apron surface to extend the pavement's useful life. This grant funds the first phase, which consists of constructing 291 feet of taxilane. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with LE sueur, minnesota.