Airport director Andrew Solsvig said the terminal design is about 35 percent complete and should be 65 percent complete by October. The goal is to deliver a completed project to the Minot City Council in January.Go to the link for an artist's view of the project.
One design decision made this week was to include administraton and car rentals in the new terminal rather than continue to operate those offices out of the existing terminal.
Data points:
- current cost estimates for the new facility: $40 million
- with related airport improvements, overall: $75 million
- federal funds will pay 90 percent of costs
- city will seek additional federal funding for the remaining amount
i see the williston paper has a survey asking , Does williston need a new airport.
ReplyDeleteSeem like a lot of good airport construction in western ND ..
http://www.willistonherald.com/do-you-think-williston-needs-a-new-airport/poll_582fd100-cba2-11e1-8d98-0019bb2963f4.html
The results of the poll will be interesting. The roughnecks flying back and forth between Texas/Louisiana and the Bakken probably won't vote, and they probably know the issue best. I do know that the Williston Airport needs more parking unless they've added some since last summer.
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