SMO To Close For Runway Shortening

On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 2:52:04 PM UTC-6, Larry Dighera wrote:
https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/new...-229985-1.html

SMO To Close For Runway Shortening

By Mary Grady | November 29, 2017

The Santa Monica Airport, which the city has long tried to shut down
while the aviation community has rallied to keep it open, will close
for 10 days this month so the single 4,973-foot runway can be
shortened. The shutdown will begin on Dec.13 and conclude on Dec. 23,
according to the airport website
https://www.smgov.net/departments/airport/. The new runway will be
just 3,500 feet long. Notams will be issued, and operators can find
updated information on the airport website. Aircraft owners unable to
operate on the shorter runway will have to remove their aircraft from
the field prior to Dec. 13, the city said. NBAA said the runway change
is still under litigation, and if NBAA prevails in court, the city
will have wasted $3 million.

The runway change will mainly involve changes in markings and
lighting, taxiway configuration and the location of navaids, NBAA

Its good that the pavement is being kept for eventual use as the Main Street of Leisure World, SMO.