U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $477 million in aerodrom infrastructure grants to 264 airports in 44 states, the Pacific Islands, and the District of Columbia. This is the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federalna administracija za avijaciju (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
“Infrastructure projects funded by these grants will advance safety, improve travel, generate jobs and provide other economic benefits for local communities,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
Selected projects include runway reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of firefighting facilities, and the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals. The construction and equipment supported by this funding increase the airports’ safety, emergency response capabilities, and capacity, and could support further economic growth and development within each airport’s region.
Infrastruktura aerodroma u Sjedinjenim Državama, sa 3,332 aerodroma i 5,000 asfaltiranih pista, podržava našu ekonomsku konkurentnost i poboljšava kvalitet života. Prema najnovijoj ekonomskoj analizi FAA, američka civilna avijacija čini 1.6 biliona dolara ukupne ekonomske aktivnosti i podržava skoro 11 miliona radnih mjesta. Pod rukovodstvom sekretara Chaoa, Odjel isporučuje AIP investicije za američki narod, koji ovisi o pouzdanoj infrastrukturi.
Aerodromi mogu dobiti određeni iznos sredstava iz AIP prava svake godine na osnovu nivoa aktivnosti i potreba projekta. Ako njihove potrebe za kapitalnim projektima premašuju njihova raspoloživa sredstva, FAA može dopuniti njihova prava diskrecionim finansiranjem.
Neke od grant nagrada uključuju:
• Des Moines International Airport will receive $4.77 million to reconstruct an apron and taxiway
• Chicago/Rockford International Airport will receive almost $11.3 million to rehabilitate a runway and taxiway
• MBS International in Saginaw, Michigan will receive almost $4.65 million to construct a taxiway
• Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain will receive over $9.7 million to construct a taxiway, improve the runway safety area, install taxiway lighting, and install runway incursion marking
• Tweed-New Haven Airport in Connecticut will receive over $2.7 million for noise mitigation measure for residences within the 65-69 DNL
• Portsmouth International at Pease in New Hampshire will receive almost $13.5 million to reconstruct a runway
• Missoula International will receive over $9.2 million to construct a terminal building
• Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport in Washington State will receive almost $27.5 million to construct a runway, acquire an emergency generator, and acquire snow removal equipment
• San Diego International Airport will receive over $4.48 million for noise mitigation measures for residences within the 65-69 DNL
