Governor Scott Walker announced Thursday the approval of three projects totaling $3,810,650 to rehabilitate pavements, a portion of a perimeter fence and replace aging airfield guidance signage at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

Airport Project Manager Wendy Hottenstein said a $2.2 million project will rehabilitate 30-year-old pavement along the 5,535-foot Runway 13/31. And an approximately $1.4 million project will rehabilitate the 8,300-foot Runway 7R/25L, the shoulder portion of the 9,990-foot Runway 1L/19R and replace airfield guidance signage. A $200,659 project will rehabilitate a portion of perimeter fence to bring it up to federal standards.

Wisconsin’s busiest airport, General Mitchell International has five paved runways that accommodate over 100,000 airport operations and some 6.5 million commercial passengers annually.

Funding Breakdown for the three projects

•          State = $491,331
•          Milwaukee County = $491,332
•          Federal Aviation Administration = $2,827,987

Work on the three recently-approved projects should be completed by the summer of 2016.

General Mitchell International Airport is one of 98 facilities included in the Wisconsin State Airport System Plan, which makes it eligible for state and federal funding. Airport improvement projects are administered through WisDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics.