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 12079 feet long by 200 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.