Woodbine Municipal Airport Receives $1.6 Million in Construction Funding

WOODBINE – Mayor William Pikolycky announced that the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, has awarded the Woodbine Municipal Airport Port Authority two grant funding awards:
The first is for Phase 2 of the Apron Expansion project, whose total cost is approximately $1 million, with a 2.5% State Share award of $25,407. The FAA is contributing 95 percent ($965,475).
Woodbine Municipal Airport is continuing construction of this second phase of a new apron to better serve the aviation needs of the community. This is the final phase of a two-phase project. The first phase was financed with NJDOT funds of approximately $463,000. It includes site clearing, utility relocation, pavement removal, paving, and turf restoration.
The second phase includes pavement of the apron, tie down installation, and pavement markings. This project calls for the enhancement of safety through the expansion of an existing transient / fixed based apron. The apron expansion will provide sufficient capacity for tie-down parking as well as a paved surface to enhance safety for aircraft.
The total project currently consists of a 120,000 square foot expansion of the existing aircraft apron and a new roadway located north of Henry DeCinque Boulevard, the airport’s main entrance roadway, totaling approximately $1.4 million. The airport is in need of additional apron area due to an increase in demand from prospective tenants. The road will also provide access to the Airport Business Park, including existing facilities, and connect to the new apron.
The second is for the construction of the Runway 1-19 Safety Area in the amount of $569,545.
The project involved the construction of an FAA compliant Runway Safety Area (RSA) for Runway 1-19 at Woodbine Airport. Construction of the RSA will provide a surface surrounding the runway suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an excursion from the runway. The scope of work includes the clearing of objects to allow for the construction of a stabilized surface that is graded to allow positive drainage away from the runway as well as a vegetative buffer for ease of maintenance.
“I want to thank the New Jersey Department of Transportation for recognizing our airport as an important economic engine for the Borough, and to thank the Federal Aviation Administration for partnering in this project, recognizing the importance that general aviation has to the economics and communities of New Jersey,” added Mayor Pikolycky.