Show Federal Airport Aid Approved 1 Byrd Asks ForLong For ForLong I I J Long Range Plan on Work Sen Wallace WaIlace F F. Bennett ad ad ed cd s IThe The Times-Independent Times by tele- tele graph Wednesday that he has hu b been en told told old by the Civil Arnau administration admin admin- that their federal aid airport airport airport air air- port program for 1956 will include a i total of earmarked for the Moab Municipal County-Municipal airport The telegram states that the funds will wIIl be oe to reconstruct and ands w. w extend the southeast northwest-southeast runway runway runway run run- way including taxiway apron and fencing Pete Byrd manager of the local airport said that work on the local airport was sorely ne needed ded and hoped hop hop- hoped ed to see sec a long range plan worked out for a program of building at the fJ b ld r- r Byrd pointed tc out that the l local cr airport now has as feet of ot runway runway runway run run- way which is well below the minImum minimum minimum min min- feet required d for airline airline air line specifications He also pointed out that the runways could be made more serviceable by being made 25 feet wider to meet the But Byrd also pointed out that this fault appeared only minor and when the field was inspected no major objection was raised to this fact Byrd pointed out that the major need was for ample taxiways and aprons for craft for safety of landing planes without being hampered by planes on the runway Byrd also mentioned additional tie tie down down loops and safety lighting for night landings in emergencies Engineering work has already b by br r started on the improvement project and being done by Hub Newell county engineer Just when work will wIIl be started will depend on the straightening out of the finances fin fin- t ances antes and raising of matching I t funds locally |