Originally published in 1999
Texas Airport Routine Maintenance Program (RAMP) Proves Successful!!
On Sept. 1, 1996, the Texas Department of Transportation began a new program (RAMP) to assist communities throughout Texas with the routine maintenance of their airports. The purpose of the program was to encourage improved routine maintenance of our state’s airports in order to extend their useful life, improve safety, and preserve the federal/state/local investment in our statewide airport system. As an incentive for participation in the program, TxDOT provides each publicly- owned general aviation or reliever airport in Texas $20,000 per year in matching funds to be used for routine maintenance work. Additionally, TxDOT provides field personnel to assist in determining what work needs to be done and in some cases to actually perform the work.
Out of a total of 270 airports in Texas that are eligible to participate in RAMP, 154 airports have participated during the past three years. A total of $3,225,000 in routine maintenance work has been performed to date. As we attempt to build and maintain a statewide airport system of which we can all be proud, the importance of RAMP cannot be overstated. If you have not yet participated in the program, I encourage you to contact either our office or the TxDOT office in your area and get started. is