Fri, Sep 03, 2010
Aircraft Parking Apron Is The Largest Of Several Projects
The U.S. DOT and the FAA said
Thursday that $15 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(federal stimulus) funding has been granted for projects "designed
to guarantee safe and efficient operation of aircraft at the
Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
(BWI)."
"Recovery Act funding made these safety projects possible," said
U.S Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari during a news
conference at BWI. "Not only are we keeping Marylanders at work, we
are also improving airport safety and efficiency." Deputy
Secretary Porcari lauded the ongoing safety, environmental,
communications, and utility projects at BWI. When completed next
year, BWI's reconstructed aircraft parking apron between Concourses
C and D will allow for more efficient operations among larger
aircraft and service vehicles. The projects also include a new
environmentally friendly deicing fluid collection system and new
communications and utility systems.
"Recovery Act funds are making a difference at our nation's
airports," said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt. "These projects
will ensure that BWI continues to meet the safety needs of the
airport and traveling public." The $15 million Recovery Act grant
is one of the largest awarded by the FAA.
Without Recovery Act dollars, the
FAA said in a news release that construction on this $41 million
project could not have gotten under way. The rest of the project is
being funded by the FAA's Airport Improvement Program funds and BWI
Airport.
The Recovery Act funded an additional $35 million in upgrades at
airport runways and aircraft parking aprons in and around the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
Nationwide, $1.3 billion in Recovery Act money has been made
available for both airport improvement projects and air traffic
control facility and system upgrades. Because of low construction
bids for projects, more Recovery Act dollars were available for
additional facilities and equipment and airport projects. These
Recovery Act grants have been distributed to airports that serve
commercial passengers, cargo and general aviation.
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