Monday, April 21, 2014

Groundbreaking for Airport Terminal Set for Fall

Williamson County Airport Manager Doug Kimmel told the Southern Illinoisan that the board will review bids for a new terminal later this summer with a groundbreaking set for this summer.

Although the airport has been working on this for years, it's only been in the last two years that they've exceeded 10,000 passengers a year, the threshold to qualify for federal construction funds. (Technically, this is the first time since the recession.)

Kimmel says the project will take 18 months. State funds (or at least the federal monies flowing through IDOT) were announced earlier this month as part of IDOT's new five year plan.

Wyoming-based Great Lakes Airlines serves the airport with daily flights to St. Louis.

For a history of the terminal efforts, check out the last few paragraphs of the previous post about the state's transportation upcoming projects.

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