A nearly $4 million investment is underway at Pierre Regional Airport.
City Engineer John Childs says they’re reconstructing taxiways to meet new Federal Aviation Administration requirements that taxiways enter runways at a 90-degree angle.
He says the first phase of the project is the realignment of Taxiway B, which is in progress and expected to be complete in early June. According to Childs, if all goes as scheduled, the Taxiway A work will be completely done by the beginning of July and all additional transitions between the runways, taxiways and exterior boarding area will be complete by the end of the summer. By the end of the summer, both runways will also be repainted.
The project impacts more than 4,500 square feet of the airfield. A federal grant is paying for 90% of the $3.9 million project. The remainder of the project cost is split between the State of South Dakota and the City of Pierre.
