Rehabilitate taxiway; rehabilitate runway

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) will provide $3,193,793.33 in funding to rehabilitate approximately 1,000 feet of the existing paved Runway 23 taxiway turnaround and 5,028 feet of the existing paved Runway 5/23 at the Willoughby Airport in Willoughby, Ohio. The project aims to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement, minimize foreign object debris, and extend the useful life of the taxiway and runway. The grant funds the final construction phase of this multi-year infrastructure improvement initiative. The awardee, the Lake Development Authority doing business as the Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority, is a U.S. local government entity and port authority that has consistently received FAA grants to support airport infrastructure development in the Willoughby, Ohio region.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 1,000 feet of the existing paved runway 23 taxiway turnaround to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. . This project rehabilitates 5,028 feet of existing paved runway 5/23 to maintain the structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. The grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. This grant funds the final phase, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with willoughby, ohio.