Reconstruct runway; rehabilitate runway

This Project Grant award, provided by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Great Lakes Region under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106), will fund the reconstruction of 1,000 feet of the existing Runway 1/19 pavement and the rehabilitation of 3,000 feet of the same runway to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris. The $4,698,442.22 grant, awarded on June 26, 2023, will also cover the final phase of runway safety area improvements. This funding will benefit airports associated with Stow, Ohio. The grant recipient is Kent State University, a public research university that has a history of providing research and development services, workforce training, and various other goods and services to federal agencies through grants and contracts.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs 1,000 feet of the existing runway 1/19 pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This project rehabilitates 3,000 feet of the existing runway 1/19 to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. . This grant funds the final phase, which consists of runway safety area improvements. This grant funds the first phase, which consists of pavement reconstruction. This grant funds the second phase, which consists of pavement rehabilitation. Non-4 CFR part 139 certificated airports were not subject to the runway safety area deadline of december 31, 2015, and some airports, including this one, continue to pursue further improvements as they become feasible. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with stow, ohio.