The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the latest funding allocations to modernise and rehabilitate US airports.
This 76 million USD investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will deliver safety and efficiency improvements at airports across the nation.
“Millions of Americans fly every day, and it’s important that our nation’s airports be equipped to handle such a volume of passengers. The grants we’re announcing today will make key improvements to ensure passengers move safely and efficiently through our airports—and is another example of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to modernising our nation’s aviation systems.”
The airports receiving funding include:
- Colorado Springs Airport in Colorado: 6.4 million USD to rehabilitate the existing terminal building and accommodate a 14,000-square-foot Federal Inspection Service facility
- Melbourne Orlando International Airport in Florida: 3 million USD for the first phase of the terminal building rehabilitation project, which includes the installation of a new baggage system
- Bangor International in Maine: 8.3 million USD to rehabilitate 7,436 feet of Runway 15/33, maintaining the structural integrity of the pavement and minimising debris
- Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada: 27.8 million USD to install runway edge drains to protect the Runway 8R/26, rehabilitate taxiway pavements, and reconstruct 104,416 square yards of the holding pad apron pavement
- Joe Foss Field Airport in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 8.1 million USD to expand and rehabilitate the existing terminal building
The complete list of airports benefiting from the Airport Infrastructure Grants programme can be found here.
