Northeast Ohio airports to receive over $4 million in federal funding

CLEVELAND — Airports in Northeast Ohio are set to obtain an inflow of presidency money for infrastructure enhancements, in line with an announcement from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

The Federal Aviation Administration, an company beneath the U.S. Division of Transportation, will dole out seven grants totaling simply over $4 million to be break up up amongst six regional airports within the Northeast Ohio space. 

In accordance with a press launch from Brown’s workplace, the funds will go towards “repairs to airports and their essential infrastructure.”

“Ohio airports are important infrastructure supporting journey and commerce in our state,” mentioned Brown. “These investments will present airports in Northeast Ohio with the sources they should guarantee the security of their passengers and help the native economic system for years to come back.”

The native airports receiving the federal funds are the Wayne County Airport, the Lake County Government Airport, the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport, the Akron-Canton Regional Airport, the Ashland County Airport and the Kent State College Airport.

The Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority will obtain the lion’s share of the sum, with $3,431,500 going towards “enhancements to taxiways to fulfill FAA design requirements, and rehabilitate the prevailing terminal constructing to permit for environment friendly motion of passengers and baggage,” in line with Brown’s launch.

The grants had been awarded to county governments and airport authorities by the FAA by way of its Airport Enchancment Program. In accordance with the company, greater than $3 billion are made obtainable to airports throughout the nation as a part of this system. The most recent spherical of AIP grants, the second of the 2022 fiscal yr, awarded a complete $518 million nationwide, the FAA introduced Tuesday.

“In communities of all sizes, airports are important to native economies, sustaining jobs and getting folks and items the place they should go,” mentioned U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We’re happy to announce this vital funding to assist enhance airports across the nation and higher serve all People.” 

In accordance with Brown’s workplace, the grant cash can be allotted as follows:

• $85,430 to enhance the terminal apron floor on the Wayne County Airport
• Two grants of $160,494 and $118,530 every for varied enhancements on the Lake County Government Airport
• $108,000 to interchange the wind cone on the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport
• $3,431,500 for enhancements on the Akron-Canton Regional Airport
• $45,900 to assemble an entry street to extend passenger entry to the Ashland County Airport
• $150,000 to rehabilitate the runway on the Kent State College Airport.