The Texas Transportation Commission approved approximately $2.1 million to make improvements to the Muleshoe Municipal Airport during their regular monthly meeting held May 25. The funds will be used for planned airport enhancements that include making pavement improvements.
Construction on the improvements will begin this summer.
The project is being funded through the City of Muleshoe and the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Aviation Facilities Grant Program, which preserves and improves the state’s general aviation system, including the Muleshoe Municipal Airport.
This year, TxDOT expects to provide approximately $60 million in funding for planning, constructing and maintaining community airports. Approximately 275 community airports in Texas are eligible for funding.
Arrivals and departures from community airports account for more than three million flight hours per year and provide aircraft facilities for agricultural, medical, business and commuter use.
For more information contact TxDOT Public Information Officer Dianah Ascencio at (806) 748-4472.
(News release from the Texas Department of Transportation, Lubbock District)
