St. Louis Downtown Airport

$4.6 million stimulus project awarded to Poettker Construction

Source: The Breese Journal, Thursday, July 9, 2009

Firemen's hats were worn for a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, July 7, for the $4.6 million fire station that will be built with stimulus funding at the St. Louis Downtown Airport in Sauget, Ill. Poettker Construction of Breese was awarded the contract for the construction which is expected to take about one year. Chuck Poettker, president and CEO of Poettker Construction is pictured (far right) along with Congressman Jerry Costello and airport officials.

Poettker Construction of Breese has been awarded the contract to build a $4.6 million fire station with stimulus money.  The station is being built at St. Louis Downtown Airport in Sauget, Illinois, next to Oliver’s restaurant.

Congressman Jerry Costello, who secured the $4.6 million for the new construction via the America Recovery and Reinvestment Act, gave a brief presentation at the ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, July 9.

“We must maintain and improve our transportation infrastructure to ensure a robust and efficient economy,” Costello said.  “This is exactly the type of domestic investment we have neglected in recent years, and I will continue to support these efforts. This funding will enhance safety as St. Louis Downtown Airport continues to grow.”

Hanson Professional Services, Inc. designed the station.  Construction will last for approximately one year.

For over 75 years, the St. Louis Downtown Airport has been the St. Louis region’s front door for business aviation visitors and is ranked 42nd in the nation for general aviation airports.  The St. Louis Downtown Airport has over 1,013 acres of land and is home to more than 268 based aircraft.  The airport generates an economic impact of more than $300 million to the region.

Poettker Construction is a commercial construction company founded in 1980.  Their recent projects have included the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Carlyle, the Vadalabene Center at SIUE, the Granite City Fire and Police Department, the Illinois National Guard’s Shiloh Readiness Center near Scott Air Force Base and a number of other projects listed on their web site at www.PoettkerConstruction.com.

 

Also click here to see the St. Louis Business Journal, Monday, July 6, 2009

Cahokia airport to start $4.6M stimulus project