Governor Doyle approves $800,000 project at General Mitchell International Airport

August 5, 2008

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has approved an $800,000 project to construct a maintenance building at Milwaukee County's General Mitchell International Airport. The Governor's action releases $640,000 in state funds to help complete the work. Milwaukee County is contributing $160,000.

According to Wendy Hottenstein, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project will provide additional storage space for the airport's snow removal equipment.

The project is expected to be completed by July 2009.

General Mitchell International Airport has five hard-surfaced runways that accommodate over seven million passengers and 215,000 aircraft take-offs and landings each year. More information on Mitchell International Airport can be found at www.mitchellairport.com.

For more information, contact:
Wendy Hottenstein, WisDOT Airport Development Engineer
(608) 261-6278, wendy.hottenstein@dot.state.wi.us

Pat Rowe, General Mitchell International Airport
(414) 747-4545, prowe@mitchellairport.com