CGA JET TAKES ON MORE FUEL AND REQUESTS A LONG RWY FOR TKOF. REQUEST APPROVED BY TWR; BUT RWY IS CLOSED FOR ROUTINE CHK; RESULTING IN CGA USING SHORTER RWY.

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CGA X; AN LTT; LANDED TYR AND REQUESTED RWY 22 FOR DEP. THE ACFT FUELED FOR USING A 7200 FT RWY. WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 22; THE ATC SUPVR; WHO WAS NOT IN THE CTL ROOM; ACCEPTED A PHONE CALL FROM THE ARPT MGR'S OFFICE ASKING IF THEY CAN CLOSE RWY 22 FOR DAILY MAINT. THE SUPVR DID NOT ASK THE TWR CAB PRIOR TO SAYING OK. I WAS WORKING LCL AND GND COMBINED WHEN CGA X WAS 1000 FT FROM THE RWY; WHEN THE SUPVR CAME UP AND SAID RWY 22 WAS CLOSED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS BEEN DONE BY ATC MGMNT. I TOLD THE SUPVR THE ACFT HAD TAKEN ON EXTRA FUEL FOR A DEP TO MKE. (FROM THE TIME CGA X CHKED IN ON FREQ; HE ASKED IF HE COULD HAVE RWY 22 FOR DEP. HE WAS ASSURED 22 WOULD BE AVAILABLE.) WHEN DOES THE RWY CLOSE? WHAT IF I HAD AN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL OR ROLLING? THE ARPT MGR WILL ONLY OPEN THE RWY FOR EMERS. CGA X WAS TOLD TO CROSS RWY 22 AND TAXI TO RWY 31 (A RWY WITH 5200 FT) AVAILABLE. NXXXX EXCLAIMED; 'THIS IS WHY I ASKED YOU SO MANY TIMES; SO I COULD GET MORE FUEL.' I HAD THE SUPVR ON THE PHONE AND ASKED IF WE COULD USE 22. HE SAID NOT UNLESS IT WAS AN EMER (NO MAINT EQUIP WAS PRESENT). THE CGA X SAID HE COULD NOT DECLARE AN EMER FOR A DEP. AS CGA X ROLLED DOWN RWY 31; THE NOSEWHEEL SEEMED TO SHUDDER BACK TO THE EARTH AS IF STALLING. THE ACFT GOT AIRBORNE WITH AN ESTIMATED 400 FT TO SPARE. THIS COULD HAVE ALL BEEN AVOIDED IF THE ARPT MGMNT WOULD COORDINATE AND NOT DICTATE. ALSO; IF MGMNT WOULD STAND UP FOR SAFETY HERE AT TYLER WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. ONE DAY THE ATC MGR WAS IN THE TWR; I EXPLAINED HOW CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES JUST DRIVE ACROSS TXWYS WITHOUT CALLING/WITHOUT FLAGS. HE SAID; 'OH; JUST LET THEM GO SO WE CAN GET IT DONE.' IS SAFETY BEING COMPROMISED AT THE RISK OF THE PUBLIC?