Construct taxiway; remove taxiway; construct access road; construct apron; remove runway; rehabilitate runway; construct taxilane

This $4.33 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration will fund airport improvement projects at the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority in Bloomington, Illinois from August 2022 through August 2026. Under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106), the grant will support construction of new taxiways and connectors, hangar taxilanes, an access road, and apron at the airport. It will also fund rehabilitation of an existing runway and removal of closed runway and taxiway pavement. The grant funds design, construction, and grading/drainage phases. A $TBD sub-award to the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority will construct a new general aviation facility - Phase 1. The funding will improve infrastructure and safety at the Central Illinois Regional Airport serving Bloomington-Normal.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project constructs 2,100 feet of a new undesignated taxiway and connectors to provide access to aircraft hangars. This project constructs 3,500 feet of hangar taxilanes to connect a new hangar area to a new taxiway. . This project constructs a 1,200 foot access road to provide access to an aeronautical facility on the airport. This project constructs a 670 square yard general aviation apron to meet the needs of the existing users of the airport. This project rehabilitates the west 5,960 feet of the existing runway 11/29 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. This project removes the south 2,230 feet of closed runway 3/21 from the airfield to eliminate unused pavement. This project removes the south 2,230 feet of closed taxiway C from the airfield to eliminate unused pavement. This grant funds the design phase. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. This grant funds the second phase, which consists of grading and drainage. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bloomington-normal airport, illinois.