BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A multimillion-dollar fuel storage project at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is on hold after rising costs prompted airport leaders to reconsider whether the investment makes financial sense.
Birmingham Airport Authority President and CEO Ron Mathieu revealed Tuesday that the airport has issued a stop-work order on a fuel farm project previously approved for approximately $5 million. Officials are now considering abandoning the temporary solution in favor of a permanent facility that could better serve the airport’s long-term needs.
“That item is not going the way that we would like for it to go,” Mathieu told board members during their Oct. 20 meeting…