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An aerial view of the Belfast Area High School June 2020 graduation ceremony held at the Belfast Municipal Airport. (File photo/David Valcik)
WASHINGTON, D.C. Five Maine airports, including two in the Midcoast, received a combined $11,495,847 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program, according to a news release.
The funding was allocated as follows:
Portland International Jetport received $6,942,191 to realign a section of existing Taxiway A north to eliminate aircraft interference with the Instrument Landing System (ILS) critical area;
Augusta State Airport received $2,139,029 to reconstruct a taxiway;
Auburn-Lewiston Airport received $1,619,627 to acquire land for approaches, reconstruct a taxilane and, update an existing taxiway;
Belfast Municipal Airport receives $600k for fuel farm
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31 Maine airports to receive $10M in federal relief
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Wiscasset Airport to receive 13K
Christopher Knight Mon, 02/15/2021 - 12:00pm
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that 31 airports across Maine have been awarded a total of $9.7 million to help alleviate the financial pressure they are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding was provided through the COVID-19 package that was signed into law in December. Senator Collins co-led the bipartisan group that negotiated the package.
“Like other airports around the world, Maine airports are struggling to make ends meet given the sharp downturn in passenger traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Senator Collins.“This investment will help ensure that airports across the state will continue to serve as engines of job creation and essential pieces of our transportation network after the current public health and economic crisis has passed.”