Shift taxiway; rehabilitate taxiway

The City of Olive Branch, Mississippi received a $6.6 million project grant awarded on September 4, 2025, under the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) to rehabilitate and enhance taxiway infrastructure at Olive Branch Municipal Airport. This award funds the final phase of a multi-phase taxiway improvement initiative, consisting of rehabilitation of 5,760 feet of Taxiway A to maintain structural integrity, minimize foreign object debris, and extend pavement useful life. The project also encompasses the relocation of Taxiways C, D, and E by approximately 500 feet to enhance operational safety. The four-year project is scheduled for completion by September 3, 2029.

The Airport Improvement Program grant provides federal funding to support the development, modernization, and maintenance of public-use airport infrastructure as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's strategic objectives in safety and operational excellence. This award aligns with the program's focus on runway and taxiway rehabilitation projects that strengthen the nationwide system of civilian public-use airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airports Systems.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 8,840 feet of the existing paved taxiway a to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris and to extend its useful life. This project shifts existing taxiways C, D, and E by approximately 500 feet to enhance safety. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of rehabilitation of 5,760 feet. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with olive branch, mississippi.