Construct/modify/improve/rehabilitate hangar; seal runway pavement surface/pavement joints; rehabilitate taxilane; realign taxiway

This $187,751.11 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) Project Grant, awarded on August 19, 2024, will fund infrastructure improvements at an airport associated with New Lexington, Ohio. The grant will support the following key project activities:

• Seal and repair 3,500 feet of the existing Runway 8/26 surface to extend its useful life
• Reconfigure the northwest taxiway to meet FAA design standards
• Rehabilitate 155 feet of the existing taxilane pavement
• Rehabilitate 2,750 square yards of apron pavement adjacent to a 10-unit aircraft storage hangar The grant will also fund the design phase and the second phase of taxiway edge lighting construction. The primary awardee is the Perry County Commissioners, a U.S. local government entity that is a DOT Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Transit Authority.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project performs sealing, crack repair, and remarking to 3,500 feet of the existing runway 8/26 surface to extend the pavement's useful life. . This project reconfigures the northwest taxiway from its current airfield location to perpendicular to the runway to meet federal aviation administration design standards. . This project rehabilitates 155 feet of the existing taxilane pavement to extend its useful life. . This project rehabilitates 2,750 square yards of apron pavement adjacent to an existing 10-unit hangar used for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue. This grant funds the design phase. This grant funds the second phase, which consists of taxiway edge lighting construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with new lexington, ohio.