Runways at LF Wade International Airport will soon have to be upgraded, to the tune of $10 to $14 million.And a study of Bermuda's inshore channels should be available in a few weeks' time to determine where Government dredges to admit bigger cruise ships.These were some of the updates from Transport Minister Terry Lister, at a Progressive Labour Party meeting with Sandys constituents last night at which Youth, Families and Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney also reported on plans to develop White Hill Field.Mr Lister described the upgrades at LF Wade as a necessary consequence of changing standards."As long as we want to have planes coming here, we'll have to do it," said the Minister, who said it was in response to new US Federal Aviation Authority requirements.Work at the airport could start "in the next six months", Mr Lister added.Within weeks, the airport is also to get a sliding gate which closes at midnight in response to persistent problems with illegal dumping.On the issue of channel widening to admit bigger cruise ships, the Minister said, St George's residents can expect to hear more at public meetings on the issue. Improving channel access to Hamilton is also being examined by a US firm, he said.On the issue of buses, Mr Lister said: "The fleet is ageing. I'll be looking for Cabinet permission to get some new buses for next year."Asked if he would look into buying cheaper vehicles, the Minister told constituents: "We are considering hybrid buses, which are more expensive. It means we pay more up front, but save money in the long term."Mr Lister also said his Ministry hoped to boost parking capacity for the Rockaway ferry stop by 100 bays toward the year's end.The meeting of PLP constituencies 32 and 33, attended by Southampton West MP Randolph Horton, heard next from Minister Blakeney on developments at White Hill Field.The field was once the site of a much-loved club house, erected in 1963 by the local community, but demolished in 2008.Currently, Mr Blakeney told constituents, plans for the field are in the hands of an interim executive management committee."We are concerned that there is not a duly elected executive for the club," Mr Blakeney said. "It's imperative, for there to be more assistance from the Department of Youth and Sport, that there be an elected committee in place to get the discussion going forward."Any vision to build a new club house at the field was subject to budget concerns, he said."Players are committed to the club, but how much is the community?" Mr Blakeney asked the 30-strong assembly."A club is not just about a building; it?s also about an environment."He urged constituents to join clubs and get directly involved in the future of White Hill.For now, he said, other than a commitment from Public Works to provide new toilet facilities at White Hill, plans to put in place any new facility at White Hill had to proceed with members of the community joining the sports clubs."Government didn't start the community clubs," Mr Blakeney told them. "The Somerset Bridge community and the White Hill community have the right to be considered, but we need the community itself on board."