b'66 PGD RUNWAYSThe new general aviation ramp and extension of Taxiway Elarger project under the airports 2018 master plan, but inflation cost $9.3 million, and the Air Center facility cost $7 million.prompted the airport to separate them into two projects.With the reconstruction of Runway 4-22 completed inParish notes that all runway and taxiway rehabilitation December 2022, rehabilitation of another taxiwayTaxiway D work requires meticulous planning to minimize disruption to kicked off in January 2023 and was completed last August. Thatcommercial and general aviation traffic alike. And of course there project cost $10.5 million. are always budget considerations. Recent taxiway improvements Construction of a new taxiwayTaxiway Gbegan last Augustwere funded almost completely by FAA grants, with airport and ended in March. Taxiway G connects to Runway 4-22 withgeneral funds used to cover the remaining costs.minimal runway crossings and drastically reduces taxiing time inOne project PGD paid for entirely with its own funds was the and out of the PGD Air Center and general aviation ramp. It also$700,000 rehabilitation of the general aviation runway. That increases safety by reducing runway crossings. That project costmonth-long project ended this February.$7.3 million. When asked if completing the two pending taxiway Two major asphalt rehabilitation projects are still in the works.rehabilitations will allow him a chance to exhale, Parish laughed. Reconstruction of Taxiway C and the intersection of taxiwaysHe readily accepts that airfields always have pavement that C and D will begin this October. That work is expected to costneeds attention.$22.2 million and is scheduled to be finished in May 2025. InCase in point: PGD rebuilt all of its commercial ramps in 2007 addition, a section of Taxiway A is scheduled for reconstructionand in a few short years will start active planning to replace from October to May 2025 at a cost of $13 million. These twothem. remaining asphalt projects were originally going to be one May | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'