The mayor said he expects the state of Michigan to pay off the debt of Detroit Public Schools, which has increased to $238 million from $169 million last year. Duggan said he wants the district next year to return to local control after several years under a state emergency manager.
Newark Runway Reopens. The lights are on, the stripes are painted and Newark International Airport's longest runway is again ferrying planes. The $8.5 million project required the airport to pare traffic by 62 planes a day and called for a fleet of 160 trucks to chug more than 100,000 tons of asphalt from Rockway Township to the site.
Runway 4L-22R is 11,351 feet long by 150 wide and is also equipped with ILS at both ends down to three-quarters of a mile visibility. Takeoffs can be conducted with one-eighth of a mile visibility. Runway 13L-31R is 10,000 feet long by 150 feet wide and is equipped at both ends of the runway with ILS and ALS systems. Runway 13L has two additional visual aids for landing aircraft, a Visual Approach Slope Indicator System (VASI) and a lead-in lighting system (LDIN).