b'GENERAL AVIATIONDET37not secure standard approval for its Airport Layout Plan. The cemeteries are so close, the airports runway safety areas do not meet FAA standards. At Wheelers behest, a subconsultant inquired about the cost of acquiring the property and learned that the cemetery to the north is one of the citys oldest, and many prominent local figures are buried there. Obviously, there is the political nightmare of digging up graves and relocating them and all the news that comes along with that, so it was kind of a non-starter, Wheeler recalls. The historic Executive Terminal currently houses corporate aircraft However, through the Airport Layout Plan process andand provides space for outreach programs sponsored by the local substantial coordination with both MDOT and FAA, the teamTuskegee National Historical Museum.concurred that installing an EMAS (Engineered Material Arrestingcoordinating with DET to allocate about $9 million for the design System) on both ends of the runway would be a viable, effectiveand construction of the EMAS, with potentially tens of millions in way to move through those challenges. Runway Safe is underadditional funding beyond that project. Making the EMAS project contract to supply the EMAS beds, with installation expected ina top priority was a key provision. 2027. Wheeler suspects that no other general aviation airport inWatt emphasizes that DET will meet all FAA airport design Michigan has an EMAS and notes that MDOT provided invaluablecriteria after the $9 million federally funded EMAS beds are guidance to justify and coordinate the specification. installed. And that will be probably the first time ever, he muses. With plans for the EMAS in place, FAA approved thePreliminary design and environmental work for the project have airports 20-year Airport Layout Plan in September 2022 and isalready started. Construction is scheduled for spring to fall 2027. SCAN TO BOOST EFFICIENCY AMID CHECK OUTOUR FULL LINE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES OF AIRPORTPRODUCTSPREMIUM PRODUCTS, IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, LESS MAINTENANCE/DOWNTIME Graco Line Striper Low Profile Barricade No Tools NeededRunway Closure Markers800.525.8876 | WWW.SHERWININDUSTRIES.COMContract # 110122-SWNAirportImprovement.comOctober 2025'