At yesterday’s meeting, Jamestown Airport Authority Chairman Jim Boyd said this item has been “a pet project” of his for a long time. He said the passenger-boarding bridges will be good for all passengers, but especially those with limited mobility issues. “It will the kind of walkway you see at larger airports, fully enclosed.”

PassengerBridgeMinotInteriorJamestown Regional Airport Manager Sam Seafeldt, added that Jamestown Regional Airport submitted a successful bid of $32,000 in April for the bridges from Minot International Airport.

The airport authority also approved seeking 50 percent funding from the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission to help with the cost of the two bridges.

Seafeldt said the passenger-boarding bridges will be in Jamestown before the end of this month. The airport will only use one of the bridges and it won’t be in service until early fall. The second one may ultimately be sold or used for parts when needed to support the first one.

The Airport Authority also approved Schumacher Construction in Jamestown to start foundation work with a cost of $8,000 to prepare the area at the rotunda, the area where the passenger-boarding bridge will be anchored just outside the airport terminal building.