Public Works News

The City of Lee’s Summit is inviting the community to its Airport Open House on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport, 402 NE Leinweber Rd. This free family-friendly event allows the public to experience everything the airport has to offer and enjoy an up-close look at the various airplanes on display. There will be activities for kids, food vendors, informational booths and a flight demonstration by the KC Flight...

A section of NE Douglas Street near the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport is set to close on Monday, May 13, and will remain closed for 3-5 days. Traffic for the Airport will be detoured through the parking lot of Hangar 1 at 2525 NE Douglas St., and then across the approach end of Runway 11. If air traffic is in the pattern, an escort will be required.

Lee’s Summit City leaders and over 80 guests celebrated the completion of Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport’s new t-hangars with a ribbon cutting ceremony held Friday, August 10.

The Lee’s Summit Airport Runway Improvements project was announced as a Public Works Transportation Project of the Year by the Kansas City Metro Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) at a luncheon on May 23, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Overland Park. The $18 million project won in the transportation category for projects more than $5 million but less than $25 million. The entire project team, including the City of Lee’s Summit Public...