The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on July 26 more than $347 million in grants to improve airports across the nation.
The projects target airfields, safety efforts, and other improvements at 299 airports in 46 states and American Samoa. They include the construction of new and improved airport facilities, runway and taxiway repairs, airfield lighting and signage maintenance, and funding equipment for operating and maintaining airports.
“The Biden-Harris Administration continues to modernize our aviation infrastructure to make it safer, more resilient, and more efficient,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
“The funding we’re announcing today will allow hundreds of airports to make critical improvements that will benefit passengers for years to come.”…