Washington OKs More Than $374M to Improve Airports Nationwide

The grants will modernize aviation infrastructure to make it ’safer, more resilient, and more efficient,' Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
Washington OKs More Than $374M to Improve Airports Nationwide
The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration building in Washington on July 21, 2007. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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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.

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Jacob Burg reports on national politics, aerospace, and aviation for The Epoch Times. He previously covered sports, regional politics, and breaking news for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.