{"id":28200,"date":"2024-03-25T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28200"},"modified":"2024-03-25T18:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:43:47","slug":"110-million-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-announced-to-improve-safety-and-efficiency-at-71-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/110-million-in-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-funding-announced-to-improve-safety-and-efficiency-at-71-airports\/%20","title":{"rendered":"$110 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Announced to Improve Safety and Efficiency at 71 Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding\nanother $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70\nairports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity.\nThe $110 million includes\n74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runway\ninfrastructure, improve airfield safety, and create jobs as part of President\nBiden\u2019s Investing in America agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Biden-Harris Administration is proud to support\nprojects to increase safety and efficiency on taxiways and runways at over 70\nairports across the country,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete\nButtigieg. \u201cThis is another good step in a multi-billion-dollar modernization\nwe&#8217;re delivering through President Biden&#8217;s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to\nmake America&#8217;s aviation systems safer and more efficient.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety is FAA\u2019s top priority, before, during, and after\nflights. Grants announced today will help build taxiways, enhance firefighting\nand upgrade snow-removal equipment and facilities at airports across the\ncountry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese grants help airports across the nation sustain and\nimprove critical infrastructure to advance the safest, most efficient airport\nsystem in the world,\u201d said FAA\nAssociate Administrator for Airports Shannetta R. Griffin, P.E. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>View a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\/airport-infrastructure\">data visualization <\/a>of the airports receiving funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the grants being announced today are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxiway Improvements <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$43 million for Charlotte Douglas International\nAirport in North Carolina to construct a new 6,400-foot end-around taxiway at\nthe Runway 18C end to increase safety and reduce air traffic delays. <\/li><li>$617,763 for Baltimore\/Washington International\nThurgood Marshall Airport in Glen Burnie, Maryland, to rehabilitate a portion\nof the existing Taxiway T lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance\nsafe airfield operations during low visibility conditions. <\/li><li>$326,000 for Omak Airport in Washington to\nreconstruct 2,000 feet of the existing Taxiway A north pavement that has\nreached the end of its useful life.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting&nbsp; <\/li><li>$8.6 million for Gerald R. Ford International\nAirport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to reconstruct the existing aircraft rescue\nand fire-fighting building to continue housing eligible vehicles, equipment,\nsupplies, and personnel.&nbsp; <\/li><li>$1.3 million for Jamestown Regional Airport in\nNorth Dakota to rehabilitate an existing on-airport roadway to provide a path\nfor aircraft rescue and fire-fighting trucks, airport vehicles, and ground\nservice equipment to operate without entering airfield movement areas. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Snow Removal Equipment <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>$881,000 for Southwest Minnesota Regional\nMarshall Airport\/Ryan Field in Marshall, Minnesota, to construct a\n2,470-square-foot building to store snow removal equipment. <\/li><li>$722,220 for Pocatello Regional Airport in Idaho\nto acquire a new wheel loader with ramp plow and bucket.&nbsp; <\/li><li>$497,484 for Walla Walla Regional Airport in\nWashington to acquire replacement snow removal equipment with plow and de-ice\ndistributor. <\/li><li>$448,000 for Mora Municipal Airport in Minnesota\nto acquire a replacement carrier vehicle with plow and sweeper attachments. <\/li><li>$292,000 for Marshfield Municipal Airport &#8211;\nGeorge Harlow Field in Massachusetts to acquire replacement snow removal\nequipment. <\/li><li>$113,003 for Glen Ullin Regional Airport in\nNorth Dakota to acquire a new blower attachment. <\/li><li>$41,951 for Big Horn County Airport in Hardin,\nMontana, to acquire a new truck and plow equipment. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/general\/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-airport-infrastructure-grant-funding-amounts\">list of AIG grants<\/a> being announced is available on the FAA website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding is from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. To date, nearly $9 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/bil\/airport-infrastructure\">AIG funding<\/a> has been made available to airports across the country. Airports have until the end of fiscal year 2025 to use their AIG allocations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding another $110 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to over 70 airports across the U.S. for projects that increase safety and expand capacity. The $110 million includes 74 grants to airports in 32 states to modernize airport and runway infrastructure, improve airfield safety, and create jobs as part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28200"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28201,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28200\/revisions\/28201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}