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Airport Aid Grant Awards (2011-2013 Biennium)

2011 - WSDOT awards $941,024 in first round of 2011-2013 Airport Aid Grants

ARLINGTON - Twenty-five Washington airports are slated to receive $941,023.85 in the first round of state Airport Aid program grants for the 2011-2013 biennium. These funds will cover 30 airport projects across the state in the areas of pavement, safety, planning and security.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Aviation also used about $270,818 in state funds to leverage more than $10.4 million in federal grants for Washington airports. 

Funding Breakdown

Federal	$10,406,677
State	$941,024
Local	$603,294
Other Sources	$1,950
Total	$11,952,945

WSDOT places a priority on maintaining strong airport pavements to preserve facilities and improve safety. Sixty-one percent of these first round grant projects are focused on pavement. 

Projects awarded

16 pavement	$575,604
7 safety	$227,415
4 planning	$  99,705
2 security	$    7,500
1 other	$  30,800

Exact grant amounts are subject to change according to final project bid totals.

WSDOT's grant program is funded through an 11-cent-per gallon fee on aviation fuel, along with aircraft registration fees. 

2011 Airport Grants by Airport

Airport Sponsor Associated City/ County Served Project Description State $ Federal $ 1 Skagit Regional Port of Skagit Burlington / Skagit Runway 10/28 Crown Conversion and Slope Correction - Design Engineering 7,894.75 300,000.00 2 Colville Municipal City of Colville Colville / Stevens Pavement Maintenance: Crack Sealing and Runway Markings 11,976.00   3 Darrington Municipal Town of Darrington Darrington / Snohomish Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Property Acquisition and Obstruction Removal (Building) 64,146.87  4 Deer Park Municipal City of Deer Park Deer Park / Spokane Runway 16/34 Medium Intensity Runway Lighting (MIRL) Replacement - Airfield Electrical Improvements and General Aviation Ramp Reconstruction (Phase I) Fuel Area Relocation 60,132.13 2,285,020.95 5 Orcas Island Port of Orcas Eastsound / San Juan Apron Rehabilitation, Runway and Taxiway Improvements Design Engineering, and Security Camera 17,213.93 540,129.23 6 Swanson Field Town of Eatonville Eatonville / Pierce Lynch Creek Tree Obstruction Removal 31,500.00  7 Ephrata Municipal Port of Ephrata (Grant County Port District No. 9) Ephrata / Grant Runway 11/29 Fog Seal & Markings and Rotating Beacon Replacement 3,042.00 115,608.00 8 Friday Harbor Port of Friday Harbor Friday Harbor / San Juan Generator, Electrical Vault, Lighting & Signage, and Gate Improvements; Taxiway ‘A’ Rehabilitation Design engineering; Drainage Improvements; Obstruction (Trees) Survey/Design and Removal Analysis, and Environmental Assessment (EA) 33,131.50 1,258,967.00 9 Southwest Washington Regional City of Kelso Kelso / Cowlitz Runway 12/30 Stopway: Preliminary Engineering & Environmental 122,840.00   10 Vista Field Port of Kennewick Kennewick / Benton Taxiway & Apron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Seal Coat, and Re-paint Markings 140,500.00   11 Lind Municipal Town of Lind Lind / Adams Apron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal 2,518.55    12 Moses Lake Municipal City of Moses Lake Moses Lake / Grant Security Camera  4,500.00    13 Othello Municipal Port of Othello Othello / Adams Additional Land Acquisition and Owner Relocation Costs, Runway Crack Seal and Seal Coat, and Phase I Runway 7/25 Relocation and Extension (earthwork and irrigation relocation)  43,233.18   1,642,861.00 14 Pullman-Moscow Regional City of Pullman Pullman / Whitman Runway 5/23 Rehabilition 51,577.30 1,959,937.40 15 Willipa Harbor Port of Willapa Harbor Raymond / Pacific USDA Wildlife Assessment 12,397.50 16 Will Rogers Wiley Post SPB City of Renton Renton / King Seaplane Base Dredging, Mitigation and Habitat Enhancement 200,000.00  308,075.00 17 Richland Port of Benton Richland / Benton Taxiway 'B' and Circle Area Hangar Taxilanes Relocation - Design Engineering 2,500.00 94,995.00 18 Rosalia Town of Rosalia Rosalia / Whitman Aircraft Tie-Down Apron Reconstruction 6,021.47 235,484.82 19 Sekiu Port of Port Angeles Sekiu / Clallam Airport Layout Plan and Narrative Report 44,739.00  20 Foss Waterway Seaplane Base (Proposed) Foss Waterway Development Authority Tacoma / Pierce Planning and Environmental Investigation for Proposed Foss Waterway Seaplane Base 30,000.00 21 Tacoma Narrows Pierce County Tacoma / Pierce Runway 17/35 Rehabilitation - Design Engineering 6,362.00  241,761.00 22 Willard Field City of Tekoa Tekoa / Whitman  Airport Development Plan and Access Road Improvements 53,299.80    23 Ed Carlson Memorial - South Lewis County Lewis County Toledo / Lewis Runway 6/24 Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Fog Seal, and Re-Paint Markings and Tree Obstruction Removal 5,481.33  208,290.49 24 Tonasket Municipal City of Tonasket Tonasket / Okanagon Runway 15/33 & Hangar Taxilane #2 Pavement Maintenance: Crack Seal, Slurry Seal, and Re-Paint Markings 142,793.00  25 Pearson Field City of Vancouver Vancouver / Clark Airport Master Plan & Layout Plan Update and Runway, Taxiway, and Apron Pavement Maintenance: Crack Sealing 8,460.71  93,708.00 26 Pangborn Memorial  Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties East Wenatchee / Douglas Taxiway ‘A’ Edge Lighting System and Airfield Electrical Improvements 34,762.83   1,429,914.45 Total Grant Funding $941,023.85 $10,406,677.34

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