US Government Reveals $636M in Airport Infrastructure Grants
President Biden’s infrastructure boost affords $636 million in grants to U.S. airports as part of the Airport Improvement Programme.
According to Airport Technology, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said: “The Biden-Harris Administration continues to make our aviation system safer, more accessible, and more resilient through initiatives like the AIP.
“Thanks to this latest round of funding, passengers across the country will benefit as we make airports from Rhode Island to American Samoa more modern and efficient.”
Some of the largest grants included $24m for Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York for a runway rehabilitation project, $15.7m for the construction of a taxiway at Detroit Willow Run Airport in Michigan, and $14.8m for Pioneer Field in Alaska to expand its snow removal equipment building.
The AIP’s funding round is just the latest in a series of grant programmes funded by the US government as it looks to improve the country’s airports in the face of ageing infrastructure and concerns about the state of the US air traffic control network.