U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
“This significant investment in airport improvements in Michigan will fund construction and rehabilitation projects that will help maintain high levels of safety in U.S. aviation,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
The grants to airports in Michigan include the following awards:
- $12.38 million to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport for taxiway reconstruction.
- $403,157 to Detroit Willow Run Airport to acquire snow removal equipment.
- $862,272 to Delta County Airport in Escanaba for taxiway rehabilitation, new taxiway lighting, an emergency generator, and to acquire a rescue and firefighting vehicle.
- $1.1 million to Sawyer International Airport in Gwinn for building expansion and utilities construction.
- $300,000 to Muskegon County Airport for an emergency generator and for an airport study.
- $43,980 to Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County to remove non-hazardous obstructions.
- $24.54 million to the Michigan State Block Grant Program for development projects at various non-primary airports.
