{"id":16972,"date":"2020-11-24T15:32:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T15:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=16972"},"modified":"2020-11-24T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T15:32:18","slug":"infrastructure-projects-funded-at-five-north-carolina-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/infrastructure-projects-funded-at-five-north-carolina-airports\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure Projects Funded at Five North Carolina Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In its November meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation\napproved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects\nat five North Carolina airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than $6.6 million in state and federal funding has been\nawarded for projects that help airports increase capacity, attract new jobs and\nbusinesses, and improve the safety of the pilots and passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Ashe County Airport in Jefferson, for example, the funds\nwill be used to construct a new, partial parallel taxiway so more aircraft can\nsafely maneuver on the airfield and reduce possible safety hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds awarded do not necessarily represent the total cost of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grants provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$3,285,000 in federal apportionment funds for\nthe construction of a partial parallel taxiway and apron modifications at Ashe\nCounty Airport;<\/li><li>$135,000 in additional state funds for culvert\nrehabilitation at Burlington-Alamance Airport;<\/li><li>$675,000 in additional state construction funds\nto rehabilitate the north aircraft apron pavement at Currituck County Regional\nAirport;<\/li><li>$2,250,000 in additional state construction\nfunds for the Phase II rehabilitation of the aircraft apron pavement at Dare\nCounty Regional Airport; and<\/li><li>$280,000 in additional State Transportation\nImprovement Program design funds for the taxiway over Interstate 73 at Piedmont\nTriad International Airport in Greensboro.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>North Carolina\u2019s 72 public airports serve as vital economic engines connecting people and business enterprises with the world. Airports and aviation-related industries contribute more than $52 billion to North Carolina\u2019s economy each year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/divisions\/aviation\/Pages\/state-of-aviation.aspx\">2019 State of Aviation<\/a> report. They support 307,000 jobs, generate more than $2.2 billion in state and local tax revenue and provide more than $12.6 billion in personal income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funds awarded do not necessarily represent the total\ncost of the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In its November meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved state and federal grants for safety and airfield improvement projects at five North Carolina airports. 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