Rehabilitate apron; rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate runway

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded County of Shoshone a Project Grant of $138,455.79 under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) on July 31, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 30, 2029. This award funds Phase 1 design work for a comprehensive airfield pavement rehabilitation project at Shoshone County Airport in Smelterville, Idaho. The design phase will support the rehabilitation of multiple airport infrastructure components, including approximately 10,068 square yards of apron pavement across four separate areas (East Tie Down Apron, Fuel Apron, West Tie Down Apron, and North Apron), 3,775 linear feet of Runway 07/25, and 660 linear feet of parallel taxiway pavement.

The project aims to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris across all rehabilitated surfaces to extend their useful lives and ensure safe airport operations. This grant represents federal investment in critical infrastructure maintenance at a civilian public-use airport included in the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems, supporting the FAA's strategic objectives of safety and operational excellence through the Airport Improvement Program, which encompasses traditional AIP funding, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) appropriations, and COVID-19 relief grants.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 1,006 square yards of the existing east tie down apron pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. This project rehabilitates 1,627 square yards of the existing fuel apron pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. This project rehabilitates 2,139 square yards of the existing west tie down apron pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. This project rehabilitates 3,775 feet of existing paved runway 07/25 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This project rehabilitates 6,287 square yards of the existing north apron pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement. This project rehabilitates 660 feet of existing paved parallel taxiway to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement to extend its useful life. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of design. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with kellogg, idaho.