The contract will support airport maintenance and improvement
projects at Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport.
BIG
SPRING, Texas, May 22, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The city of Big Spring, Texas has selected Woolpert to
provide engineering, design, and construction management services
for up to three airport improvement projects at McMahon-Wrinkle
Airport.
"Each project will enhance the safety of
aviation operations and meet FAA funding requirements, allowing the
projects to qualify for federal grant funding and decreasing the
cost for local taxpayers."
The projects include remarking airfield aircraft operation
areas, rehabilitating and reconstructing aging runway pavement, and
replacing and upgrading existing airfield lighting.
Woolpert Consultant Kari Campbell said that the improvement
projects will benefit airport users, enhance safety, and help
reduce the airport's overall maintenance expenses. The city of
Big Spring and McMahon-Wrinkle
Airport will be eligible to receive funding through the Federal
Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, which
provides grant funding for airport development projects. Under this
grant, the Texas Department of Transportation will reimburse
Big Spring with 90% of the overall
project costs.
"We are grateful for the relationships we have built with the
city of Big Spring and the
confidence they have placed in our team, and we look forward to
continuing our efforts to help further improve and develop aviation
services at McMahon-Wrinkle Airport," Campbell said. "Each project will enhance the
safety of aviation operations and meet FAA funding requirements,
allowing the projects to qualify for federal grant funding and
decreasing the cost for local taxpayers."
The contract is underway.
About Woolpert
Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial
(AEG), and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one
of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across
markets to effectively serve public, private, and government
clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company,
a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm, has earned seven Great Place to
Work certifications, and actively nurtures a culture of growth,
inclusion, diversity, and respect. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America's
fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015. Woolpert has over 2,500
employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. For more,
visit woolpert.com.
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312-837-2017, lynn.rossi@woolpert.com, www.woolpert.com
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