8-Unit T-Hangar, City of Hawley, Minnesota
The funding involved creative financing through borrowing federal non-primary entitlement funds, MnDOT matching funds, and
Widening Runway 14/32 to 75 feet allowed for a safer operational environment for pilots, considering the airport does not have a parallel taxiway.
Runway 14/32 has had numerous crack repairs completed since its original construction in 1990. The ride quality was so poor several aircraft diverted to adjacent airports. Major distresses included block cracking, longitudinal and transverse cracking, patching, raveling, and rutting. Additionally, the runway was only 60 feet wide.
Widening Runway 14/32 to 75 feet allowed for a safer operational environment for pilots, considering the airport does not have a parallel taxiway. To maximize the amount of federal funds available, a modification to AIP standards was submitted to use MnDOT specifications for construction. Using MnDOT specifications allows for lower bid prices as contractors are more familiar with the products and bituminous mixture is more readily available. Construction was recently completed. The amount of federal funding available will allow the airport to also reconstruct the taxiway connector and apron.
The funding involved creative financing through borrowing federal non-primary entitlement funds, MnDOT matching funds, and
Surface drainage would pond on each taxilane and eventually back up into each hangar.
To minimize the length of time the airport was without an operational instrument approach, proper
Bolton & Menk worked with the FAA to reconfigure the taxiways so taxilanes in both