U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $478 million in airport infrastructure grants to 232 airports in 43 states, including American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. This is the fourth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
Some of the grant awards include:
- Casper/Natrona County International Airports in Wyoming, $7.3 million – the grant funds will be used to repair the airport apron where the aircraft park.
- Gerald Ford International Airport in Michigan, $11.1 million – funds will help repair the airport apron where the aircraft park.
- Juneau International Airport in Alaska, $18.9 million – the grant will fund the repair of Taxiways A and E, construction of a new Taxiway D1 to provide access to hangars, and the purchase of an emergency generator for the airport during inclement weather.
- Los Angeles International Airport in California, $2.4 million – will receive funds to install sound insulation noise mitigation measures for residences near the airport.
- Phoenix Deer Valley Airport in Arizona – the airport operator will use funds to construct Taxiway D to provide access to aircraft hangars.
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