Cost savings found for Great Bend Airport runway reconstruction

With a partnership between with the Federal Aviation Administration and Kansas Department of Transportation, the City of Great Bend was able to save money on the reconstruction of Runway 17/35 at the Great Bend Municipal Airport. Airport Manager Martin Miller says a switch to cement underneath a portion of the runway resulted in approximately a $100,000 savings.

“Instead of fly ash which was called for in the specifications, the contractor tested and was approved by the FAA to have cement used to treat 12 feet of dirt below the existing runway,” Miller said.

With the FAA paying for 90 percent of 5,500 feet of the runway and KDOT paying for 90 percent of the remaining 2,351 feet, Great Bend’s 10-percent savings will be roughly $10,000.

(Read more: Great Bend Post)