Posted: Dec 16, 2020 3:20 PM CT | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
The province said gravel-crushing work, one of the first steps to completing upgrades at the Fond du Lac airport, began in early November.(Submitted by the government of Saskatchewan)
Rocks are being crushed as the runway at the airport in Fond-du-Lac, Sask., is set to get some improvements in 2021.
The airport in the community, about 800 kilometres north of Saskatoon, is set to get new turnpads at both ends of the runway, which will also be strengthened and resurfaced, as will the taxiway and apron, the province said in a news release.
The low-intensity lighting that s currently in place will be replaced with high-intensity LED lights, as well.