{"id":28202,"date":"2024-03-25T18:59:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=28202"},"modified":"2024-03-25T18:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:59:31","slug":"20-million-from-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-announced-to-modernize-20-small-and-regional-airport-traffic-control-towers-across-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/20-million-from-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-announced-to-modernize-20-small-and-regional-airport-traffic-control-towers-across-the-u-s\/%20","title":{"rendered":"$20 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Announced to Modernize 20 Small and Regional Airport Traffic Control Towers Across the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $20\nmillion to 20 airport-owned airport traffic control towers across the country,\nspanning 17 states. The funding will be used to upgrade existing or build new\ncontrol towers, delivering on President Biden\u2019s Investing in America agenda\nthat is rebuilding our infrastructure in every corner of the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law goes to\nsmaller and regional airports to improve safety and support critical aviation\noperations such as commercial passenger flights, cargo flights, emergency\nservices, agricultural aviation, and flight training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s announcement is another example of the Biden-Harris\nAdministration\u2019s commitment to modernizing America’s aviation system and\nkeeping it safe and efficient for generations to come,\u201d said U.S.\nTransportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. \u201cWith funds from President Biden’s\nBipartisan Infrastructure Law, we’re helping modernize air traffic control\ntowers in smaller communities that have not always received adequate resources\nfrom Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View a data visualization<\/a> of the airports receiving funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese investments expand the resources available to\nairports and help ensure airport traffic control towers across the country and\nthe men and women who work in them are able to effectively do their jobs and\ncommunicate with pilots,\u201d said FAA Associate Administrator for Airports,\nShannetta R. Griffin, P.E. \u201cNot only does this help improve safety at our\nairports, but it creates good-paying jobs and helps boost local economies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airports receiving funding today include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n