{"id":27451,"date":"2023-12-24T00:02:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27451"},"modified":"2023-12-24T00:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:02:23","slug":"66-million-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-invested-in-airport-improvements-across-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/airports\/66-million-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-invested-in-airport-improvements-across-the-country\/%20","title":{"rendered":"$66 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Invested in Airport Improvements Across the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $66.2 million from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to airports in 23 states and Puerto Rico. The 66 projects are funded exclusively by non-discretionary grant funds under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program. In total the infrastructure law invests $25 billion over five years in U.S. airports to modernize terminals, increase safety, expand capacity, replace equipment, and more.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith Americans once again traveling in record numbers, we\nmust ensure that our airports are ready to meet the demand,\u201d said U.S.\nTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. \u201cThanks to President Biden, we are\ndelivering historic funding to modernize airports across the country, creating\njobs, growing local economies, and supporting passengers for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\/airport-infrastructure\">data visualization of the airports receiving funding<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are replacing and upgrading key infrastructure and\nequipment as quickly as possible to improve facilities for air passengers.\nThese investments keep us on track for seamless improvements that fliers will\nnotice in the future,\u201d said FAA Associate Administrator for Airports Shannetta\nR. Griffin, P.E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many grants contain an element that involves improving\ndrainage, replacing or purchasing equipment and building new terminals, towers,\nroads, taxi lanes, and runway signage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among them are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately $3.2 million will be used to rehabilitate\nairport terminals, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$133,770 at Yakima Air Terminal\/McAllister Field\nin Washington&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><li>$1,797,035 at Rick Husband Amarillo\nInternational Airport in Amarillo, Texas<\/li><li>$1,278,900 at Great Falls International Airport\nin Montana <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately $1 million will be used to purchase snow\nremoval equipment, including:&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$924,790 at Lewiston\/Nez Perce County in Idaho <\/li><li>$145,497 at Myers Field in Canby, Minnesota<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately $1.8 million will be used to rehabilitate\ntowers, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$1,610,100 at Rafael Hernandez in Aguadilla,\nPuerto Rico<\/li><li>$190,294 at Joplin Regional in Missouri<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>$890,535 will be used to improve airfield drainage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$890,535 at Minot International Airport in North\nDakota<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>$69,866 will be used to purchase aircraft fire and rescue\nequipment, including:&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$30,000 at Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport\nin Kansas <\/li><li>$39,866 at McNary Field in Salem, Oregon&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A full list of all grants being awarded is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/general\/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-airport-infrastructure-grant-funding-amounts\">FAA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $15 billion over\nfive years for the AIG program. The money can be invested in runways, taxiways,\nsafety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit\nconnections and roadway projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a third year, FAA has made $2.89 billion available to\nU.S. airports. To date, nearly $9 billion in AIG funding has been made\navailable to airports across the country. Learn more at faa.gov\/bil.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes a\nhistoric investment in our nation\u2019s infrastructure and competitiveness. It will\nrebuild America\u2019s roads, bridges and rails, upgrade and expand public transit,\nmodernize the nation\u2019s ports and airports, improve safety, tackle the climate\ncrisis, advance environmental justice and invest in communities that are too\noften left behind. It will drive the creation of good-paying union jobs and\ngrow the economy sustainably and equitably to help everyone get ahead for\ndecades to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $66.2 million from President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to airports in 23 states and Puerto Rico. The 66 projects are funded exclusively by non-discretionary grant funds under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program. 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