Interested parties meeting about road and restaurant upgrades at Columbia Regional Airport is scheduled for March 10

Staff at Columbia Regional Airport (COU) are seeking feedback on the proposed construction of a restaurant and kitchen area in the terminal and the reconstruction of the Terminal Building Loop Road.

The City has scheduled an interested parties meeting from 9-11 a.m. at Columbia Regional Airport, 11400 S. Airport Drive.

In November of 2023, the City entered into an agreement to lease 1,874.5 square feet of the airport terminal for a market and restaurant with counters on the airside, as well as a kitchen and landside concession area.

The first phase of the agreement included the grab-and-go concessions at Tailwinds Market. COU staff are now prepared to begin the construction of the kitchen and restaurant.

The City hired Simon Oswald Architects to design the production kitchen at a cost of $38,100. The City will be responsible for the cost of the construction of the production kitchen, estimated at $375,000. The restaurant area will offer a limited hot food menu once the construction of the kitchen is complete.

Staff are also proposing the reconstruction of approximately 650 linear feet of Terminal Loop Road. The City will complete the work in phases to maintain continuous access to the terminal during construction. Crews plan to begin construction this summer. The total project cost estimate is $859,381 and is funded at 90% by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and 10% Transportation Sales Tax (TST).

Interested parties can leave comments on BeHeard.CoMo.gov through March 30.

Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for accommodations related to disability, please call 573.874.CITYopens phone dialer(2489) or email [email protected]create new email. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted meeting date as possible.