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Saturday, September 23, 2017

Update On New Runway At Bismarck Airport -- September 23, 2017

From The Bismarck Tribune, data points:
  • first phase to be complete in October
  • second phase to begin next season
  • federal funding: $10 million discretionary funds annually and $2 million in entitlement funding annually
  • city agreed to $11 million
  • airport had $6 million in reserves 
  • since then, bid amounts for the now $49 million second phase have decreased by $4 million; federa funding has increased by $6 million in extra discretionary funds
  • bottom line: about $10 million "to the good"
  • next phase: about $15 million
  • total project cost: $65 million
Just in time for the 2018 mid-term elections making it easier for Trump to fly in to support his candidates.

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