Thu, Mar 12, 2009
DOT's LaHood Releases Economic Recovery Funds For Improvements
At PIT, AGC
US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced Thursday
that Pittsburgh International and Allegheny County Airports will
receive the first funding allocations for airport infrastructure
projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
The FAA will allocate $10 million to Pittsburgh International
Airport to repair Runway 14-32, one of four commercial service
runways at the facility. The project includes grading, paving,
marking signs, and lighting upgrades to the runway. Pittsburgh
serves 4.8 million passengers per year.
The $2 million allocation for Allegheny County, a general
aviation airport, will renovate a taxiway and relocate a ramp. Both
facilities are operated by the Allegheny County Airport
Authority.
"This is money that will create jobs now -- but it's also an
investment in the long-term safety of our airports and their
economic vitality," said Vice President Joe Biden. LaHood added,
"This is a critical investment in our nation's airport
infrastructure that will boost the local economy by providing jobs
for Pittsburgh-area residents."
Under the Recovery Act, the FAA received $1 billion to allocate
to qualified airports on a discretionary basis. That funding will
be allocated based on a project priority system that addresses
airport safety and security, infrastructure, runway safety,
increased capacity, and mitigation of environmental impacts. The
Recovery Act also requires that 50 percent of the funds be
obligated within 120 days, which is June 17, 2009.
"The Recovery Act is helping us accelerate funding to key
projects and invest in the continued safe and efficient operation
of our airports," said Acting FAA Administrator Lynne Osmus.
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