Governor Walker approves $1.5 million project at Outagamie County Regional Airport

July 26, 2012

Governor Scott Walker today announced a $1,526,745 project to replace a section of taxiway pavement at the Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton.

Andrew Trimble, airport development engineer with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), said the project will replace an aging section of concrete that makes up the northern part of Taxiway B. This taxiway runs parallel to the airport’s primary runway.

The project is scheduled to be completed this summer.

Funding Breakdown

• State = $76,338
• Outagamie County = $76,339
• Federal Aviation Administration = $1,374,068

The Outagamie County Regional Airport has two paved runways with full-length parallel taxiways. The primary runway is 8,000 feet; the second runway is 6,500 feet.

For more information, contact: 
Airport Development Engineer Andrew Trimble, WisDOT
(608) 267-0454, andrew.trimble@dot.wi.gov