Governor Doyle approves $675,000 project at Monroe Municipal Airport

August 5, 2008

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $675,000 project to rehabilitate pavements at the Monroe Municipal Airport. The Governor's action releases $16,875 in state funds to help complete the project. The city of Monroe is also contributing $16,875, and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $641,250.

According to Michael Gabor, project manager with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the project involves reconstructing the main aircraft parking ramp, terminal area taxiways, and airport entrance road. Some of the pavements are nearly 30 years old and are badly deteriorated.

Work on the project is scheduled to begin in August and should be completed by October 2008.

Facilities at the Monroe Municipal Airport include a 5,000-foot primary runway and a 3,000-foot secondary runway. There are over 40 aircraft based at the airport and approximately 18,000 aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) each year.

For more information, contact:
Mike Gabor, WisDOT Airport Development Engineer
(608) 267-5021, michael.gabor@dot.state.wi.us