Auburn University Regional Airport to receive nearly $400,000 to repave taxi lane

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - The Alabama Department of Transportation is awarding Auburn University Regional Airport nearly $400,000 through the Alabama Airport Improvement Funding Project to help repave the Terminal T taxi lane.Airport Executive Director Bill Hutto said the airport had more than 95,000 takeoffs and landings last year.“Last year we had over 95,000 takeoffs and landings here at the airport, so maintaining our pavements to ensure safety is paramount to us,” Hutto said.Taxi lane project schedule and costHutto said the project costs about $500,000.“It’s about a half a million dollar project and the state is paying for 80%, and then locally we’ll fund the balance the 20%,” Hutto said.Hutto said phase one will start at the end of November. Phase two is set for this spring.“It shouldn’t impact holiday travel for us. It is busy year round, but we do our best to get word out, notify the pilots that are coming in,” Hutto said.Federal funding for air traffic control towerThe airport is