Bud Ovrom, one of Burbank’s Commissioners on the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, gives an update on the Airport’s capital improvement plans. Ovrom also opines on the challenges of federal preemption over air transport in Los Angeles.
After decades of political wrangling and over a year of pandemic-induced delay, the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority expects to issue an RFQ this quarter for Elevate BUR— Hollywood-Burbank Airport’s 14-gate replacement terminal project. In this article, VX News interviews Bud Ovrom, one of the three Commissioners on the Joint-Powers Airport Authority to talk about what this project includes and its significance to the continuation of Burbank's operations.
Additionally, Ovrom talks about the challenges of federal preemption over new flight approach and takeoff routes with the FAA NextGen program. Planes at the airport, as a result, have begun to drift South, creating new noise problems for those in the cities of Burbank and Los Angeles that previously did not experience it.
Lastly, Ovrom goes into his beliefs on the value of local government in dealing with big-budget issues like infrastructure now with Federal Infrastructure money about to come down the pipeline and into the future. To him, cities will need assistance from higher levels of government to address the issues they face, but at the end of the day, local funding and support will always be crucial.
Find the full interview here.
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