Great Bend Airport Secures $314,000 for Runway Rehabilitation
Runway 17-35 project part of statewide infrastructure initiative
GREAT BEND, Kan. — The city of Great Bend will receive $314,047 to rehabilitate Runway 17-35 at its municipal airport, officials announced Thursday. The project will be funded through $298,345 in federal Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act money, $14,917 from the Build Kansas Fund and $785 in local matching funds.
The runway rehabilitation is among 10 Kansas airport projects receiving federal Airport Infrastructure Grant funding through the Federal Aviation Administration. Gov. Laura Kelly said the investments will "improve our airports but also strengthen the entire state's transportation network."
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