The Morning News announced yesterday that XNA, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, has been awarded $7.8 million toward a new taxiway at the airport. The money received is part of the federal stimulus money, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The new taxiway is being built to runway standards and will eventually be used as an alternate runway, allowing significant growth at the airport location. The existing runway was built in 1998. In order to make repairs, it would have required shutting down the entire airport.
The award was announced by Senator Mark Pryor and Senator Blanche Lincoln. Kelly Johnson, the airport director, stated “It’s a nice surprise…We didn’t think we were going to get any stimulus money…this really moves the project forward”.
The new money follows a $10 million grant awarded in February by the FAA that will pay for “earthwork and the first phase of paving”. The total bill on the new taxiway project is estimated at $45 million. Over $23 million of the total amount has already been approved. The new taxiway, which will include an 8,800 foot taxiway, lighting and navigational equipment, should start by the end of March and is projected to take 9 months. The total project will take 3-4 years for completion.
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