While the plan has varied from the original, continued improvements at the Yorkton airport have been approved with work slated to get underway very soon.
At Monday evenings regular meeting of City Council, council voted in favor of a recommendation by the planning and engineering department for upgrades in the amount of about $500,000.
A runway line painting project has been postponed but an apron expansion will go ahead as well as a scaled back approach lighting project.
During the recent budget process council approved airport improvements in partnership with the Federal Government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) for a total amount of $500,000. The work included runway line painting, approach lighting and an apron expansion says Josh Mickleborough, the city's director of planning and engineering.
Taking priority, at a cost of $435,197 is the apron expansion which Mickleborough says will add 3,000 m2 of apron, allowing for proper aircraft maneuvering and parking near the terminal.
