{"id":22688,"date":"2022-07-10T02:12:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T02:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=22688"},"modified":"2022-07-10T02:15:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T02:15:41","slug":"nearly-1b-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-announced-to-improve-airport-terminals-across-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/nearly-1b-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-announced-to-improve-airport-terminals-across-u-s\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Announced to Improve Airport Terminals across U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation\nAdministration (FAA) will award nearly $1 billion from President Biden\u2019s\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to 85 airports across the country to\nimprove terminals of all sizes. The grants expand capacity at our nation\u2019s\nairport terminals, increase energy efficiency, promote competition and provide\ngreater accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Two grants will also\nbe awarded to build new air traffic control towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmericans deserve modern airports that meet the needs of\ntheir families and growing passenger demand. Funded through President Biden\u2019s\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law, today\u2019s grants will improve airport terminals\nwhile also creating good jobs in communities across the country,\u201d said U.S.\nTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\/airport-terminals\">View a data visualization of the airports receiving grants and how the funds will be invested.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe work that goes in to build safer, more accessible and\nsustainable terminals will provide opportunities for people across the nation.\nThe Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a critical investment not only in our\nnation\u2019s infrastructure, but an investment in the future of our country\u2019s\nworkforce,\u201d said FAA Deputy Administrator A. Bradley Mims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, the FAA has invested in runways,\ntraffic-control towers and back-of-house infrastructure. Thanks to the\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law, there is dedicated funding to support\nmodernizing airport terminals across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>70 grants contain an element that will expand terminal\ncapacity. Among them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pittsburgh International Airport (Pittsburgh,\nPa.): $20 million to construct a new 700,000-square-foot landside terminal\nadjacent to the existing airside terminal and includes an improved passenger\nsecurity screening checkpoint and checked baggage inspection system, baggage\nhandling equipment, U.S. Customs and Border Protection area, and associated\npublic spaces and support functions to serve passengers and meet the operational\nneeds of the airport.<\/li><li>Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Chattanooga,\nTenn.): $5 million for phase one of a terminal expansion project that will\nexpand its second level by nearly 27,000 square feet to allow for two new\ngates, one expanded gate, a new set of restrooms, and additional passenger\nqueuing, hold room and circulation space. This phase will also reorient the TSA\nCheckpoint to allow for an additional screening lane and expand the terminal\nrotunda sufficient to provide adequate passenger queuing space. The project\nwill increase terminal capacity, improve ADA accessibility, increase energy\nefficiency, promote airline competition, and create jobs.<\/li><li>Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field (Huntsville,\nAla.): $10 million to replace aging elevators, escalators, and mechanical\nequipment; adding one elevator and three escalators; constructing new terminal\nand concourse restrooms, family restrooms, nursing rooms, and a Service Animal\nRelief Area; expanding terminal public areas; and ticket counter modifications.\nThe project will provide more amenities for passengers, increase capacity,\nachieve ADA compliance, improve energy efficiency, improve accessibility, and\ncreate construction jobs.<\/li><li>Orlando International Airport (Orlando, Fla.):\n$50 million to construct four gates capable of serving either four wide body or\neight narrow body aircraft. The project increases capacity, provides\nADA-compliant facilities, achieves LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental\nDesign) certification and provides for increased competition.<\/li><li>76 grants contain an element that will increase\nterminal sustainability. Among them are:<\/li><li>Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (Texas):\n$35 million to construct a zero-carbon electrical central utility plant to\nassist the airport in achieving its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.\nPhase 1 will construct the facility and cover two of five terminals.<\/li><li>Boise Airport (Boise, Ida.): $960,000 to install\nenergy efficient boilers to support Boise&#8217;s clean energy goal. The funds will\nalso be used to replace aging skylight infrastructure with new skylights that\nwill be more energy efficient.<\/li><li>Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Seattle,\nWash.): $10 million for Phase 3 of a restroom modernization that will be ADA\ncompliant and include energy efficient lighting, low flow fixtures and\nrefillable water bottle stations and service animal relief areas.<\/li><li>Bishop International Airport (Flint, Mich.):\n$3.5 million to replace the terminal roof, which has failed in many places. It\nwill be replaced with energy efficient materials, including improved\ninsulation. This will result in decreased heating and cooling needs and reduce\nenergy consumption.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>47 grants contain an element that will go to improving\nairport access to historically disadvantaged populations and rural airports.\nAmong them are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dexter Regional Airport (Dexter, Maine):\n$760,000 to build a new 800 square foot terminal building replacing the\nexisting 50-year-old 200 square foot terminal building. It includes the\nreconstruction of the access road. The existing terminal building is beyond its\nuseful life and does not meet current standards or needs for a basic general\naviation terminal building. It does not meet ADA requirements and energy\nefficiencies. The new terminal building will enhance and meet all these needs\nand requirements. This project provides access to improved terminal facilities for\na disadvantage population area in this rural part of Maine.<\/li><li>Washington Municipal Airport (AWG) Washington,\nIowa: $129,675 to install a solar power system and associated electrical\nefficiency enhancements for the general aviation terminal.<\/li><li>Chamberlain Municipal Airport (Chamberlain,\nS.D.): $855,000 to construct a new general aviation terminal. This project will\nreplace an existing annex to a Fixed Base Operator (FBO) building that is\ncurrently being used as a general aviation terminal. The existing facility does\nnot meet ADA requirement and does not meet the needs of the airport.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>Fillmore County Airport (Preston, Minn.):\n$950,000 to replace an existing facility that was constructed in the 1981 that\nis in poor condition and does not meet ADA requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>73 grants contain an element that provide\ngreater access to individuals with disabilities. Among them are:<\/li><li>Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (Phoenix, Az.):\n$14.4 million to expand and update existing temporary terminal space with a\npermanent five-gate ADA compliant facility.<\/li><li>Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport\n(Minneapolis, Minn.): $7.1 million to replace five passenger boarding bridges\nand relocate one passenger boarding bridge. This project will modify walkways,\nramps, and slopes to better utilize space and meet ADA requirements. The new\nboarding bridges will also be more energy efficient.<\/li><li>Austin Bergstrom International Airport (Austin,\nTexas): $15 million to complete Phase 2, which includes needed capacity\nexpansion immediately and infill for future expansion for the medium hub on the\ncusp of large hub. In addition to capacity, the project improves access with\nhearing loops, wayfinding, and multi-lingual assistance, plus assistive care\nrestrooms and ADA compliance throughout. LEED Silver goal projects include\nenergy efficient systems, glass tinting, and sustainable energy construction.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Two grants are awarded to airports to build new air traffic\ncontrol towers. Those airports are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International\nAirport (Peoria, Ill.): $15 million to construct a new air traffic control\ntower. The existing tower is 63 years old, in poor condition, and does not meet\nADA standards. The new tower will meet all current building codes including\nADA, and will utilize modern, energy efficient HVAC systems and lighting.<\/li><li>Asheville Regional Airport (Asheville, N.C.):\n$15 million to construct a new air traffic control tower. This project replaces\nan existing 61-year-old air traffic control tower with a new, expanded\nfacility. It is also an enabling project for the expansion and renovation of\nthe existing terminal building. The project will enable increased terminal\ncapacity, replace aging and obsolete infrastructure, improve airfield safety,\nupgrade the facility to ADA standards, and increase energy efficiency.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One grant will increase multimodal transportation access.\nThat grant goes to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gainesville Regional Airport (Gainesville,\nFla.): $1.67 million to improve a multi-modal ground transport facility. This\nproject consists of multi-modal ground transport facility improvements,\nincluding lighted, accessible, covered walkways to the commercial airline\nterminal, a covered passenger waiting area, accessible restrooms, and queuing\nlanes for taxis and city busses arriving and departing the terminal. The\nproject will reduce curbside congestion, increase ADA accessibility, improve\naccessibility for historically disadvantaged populations, and provide\nconstruction jobs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding is from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\/airport-terminals\">Airport Terminal Program<\/a>, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $1 billion annually for five years for Airport Terminal grants. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\">faa.gov\/bil<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as\nthe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, makes a historic investment in our\nnation\u2019s infrastructure and competitiveness. It will rebuild America\u2019s roads,\nbridges and rails, upgrade and expand public transit, modernize the nation\u2019s\nports and airports, improve safety, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental\njustice and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. It will\ndrive the creation of good-paying union jobs and grow the economy sustainably\nand equitably to help everyone get ahead for decades to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award nearly $1 billion from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to 85 airports across the country to improve terminals of all sizes. The grants expand capacity at our nation\u2019s airport terminals, increase energy efficiency, promote competition and provide greater accessibility for individuals with disabilities. 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