Originally Posted by
Aloha1
If the runway is not repaired/expanded, the Feds will ultimately shut it down.
That's not going to happen either. Let's keep it real.
Originally Posted by
Bishope2
The question has to be raised, do the Feds want a longer runway or a repair job? They can go hand in hand but they are two different animals with different approaches. Over here, the Feds wanted the longer runway.
The only thing the Feds are saying is that they don't want to fund any more repaving (patching) for 2/20, they say that 2/20 needs to be replaced/rebuilt. I don't think this is about an extension, other than one of the alternatives for the rebuild would be to extend the short runway (5/23) so it can handle the traffic that 2/20 normally handles during the rebuild. Anyway, we'll find out Monday night or shortly thereafter.
I don't know if I can make it to that meeting, but we will at least get some news posted about the alternatives being discussed.
-David