Governor Doyle approves $207,895 project at Burnett County Airport

August 19, 2008

Governor Jim Doyle has approved a $207,895 project to build a fence at the Burnett County Airport north of Siren. The Governor's action releases $5,197 in state funds for the project. Burnett County is contributing $5,198 and the Federal Aviation Administration is providing $197,500.

According to Gayle Stearn, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the fence is needed to separate the airport from the Gandy Dancer Trail. It will enhance safety by preventing potential for runway incursions between aircraft and trail users.

The project is scheduled to begin in August 2008 and should be completed by November 2008.

Along with the crosswind runway, facilities at the Burnett County Airport include the current 3,900-foot primary runway. There are some 30 aircraft based at the airport and about 15,000 aircraft operations (take-offs and landings) each year.

For more information, contact:
Gayle Stearn, WisDOT Airport Development Engineer
(608) 266-7269, gayle.stearn@dot.state.wi.us