Airport Construction Approved; Work to Begin in Late April

Santa Barbara Newsroom

SANTA BARBARA, April 10, 2007 -- The City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $14 million worth of construction work to realign a taxiway and lengthen the main runway at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.

The bulk of the work will be done by Granite Construction. The Federation Aviation Administration is footing the majority of the bill through grants; the city will contribute just 5 percent of the cost.

Beginning May 7, the airport will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. to accomodate construction crews. The project is expected to be complete in October.

-- Melissa Evans