Columbia city leaders approve two projects in council budget meeting
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia city leaders passed two items that would improve the Columbia Regional Airport parking lot, and the I-70/U.S. 63 Connector and St. Charles Road bridges.
The $1.5 million project involves demolishing the existing gravel parking lot surface and building a new paved parking lot across Airport Road from the terminal. An additional 57 parking spaces will be paved for $257,752.
The FAA will reimburse the city $1,308,781 for the project, according to the council memo. This leaves the City of Columbia to pay the remaining $267,717. The project is expected to be completed by summer 2025.
Project number two that was passed is the $1.7 million agreement to enhance the I-70/U.S. 63 Connector and St. Charles Road as part of phase one of the Improve I-70 project. According to the council memo, $1,095,000 has been committed for the design and construction of the enhancements. Of that amount, $600,000 is being contributed from the University of Missouri, $300,000 is being contributed from Boone County, and $195,000 is being contributed from other sources. The City has been asked to fund the difference of $649,241, which will be from the council reserve funds.