MARTINSBURG — Repair work on an Altoona-Blair County Airport runway began Monday. A series of agreements that the airport authority approved at the meeting last week all relate to repair on a ...

Runway grooving, for example, was conducted at night. The airport was closed for just four days during the 20-week project. Local contractor Lakeside Industries delivered and mixed 23,000 pounds of ...

This project totaled $4.5 million. The runway extension and new grooving will accommodate larger aircraft in wet conditions.