Federal funds secured for Augusta Regional Airport

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced they have secured over $14,000 in grants to the Augusta Regional Airport.

The funds were made possible through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, officials said.

Airports being awarded are:

• Augusta Regional Airport (taxiway construction and upgrades) – $8,008,660
• Columbus Airport (runway reconstruction) – $24,472,527
• Dalton Municipal Airport (runway upgrades) – $2,400,000
• DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (runway upgrades) – $8,585,711
• GDOT (planning funds) – $1,000,000
• Polk County Airport (runway upgrades) – $3,950,000
• Savannah/HHI Airport (taxiway construction) – $11,465,048
• Southwest Georgia Regional Airport in Albany (infrastructure upgrades) – $3,764,809″

U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff today announced new Federal resources to upgrade Georgia’s airports through the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announced airports in Atlanta and Augusta will receive over $19 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Terminal Program (ATP).

The Federal resources can be used to build, modernize and upgrade airport facilities and strengthen transportation options for passengers.

“Georgia’s airports are a key driver of job creation and economic competitiveness. Alongside Senator Reverend Warnock, we are pleased to announce this funding through the bipartisan infrastructure law for airport upgrades across the State of Georgia. Our bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver long-overdue upgrades to Georgia’s infrastructure for years to come,” Sen. Ossoff said.

“This new investment is a testament to the good we can accomplish when we reach across the aisle and center the people in policymaking,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “Georgia is one of the most important aviation states in the nation, and as a member of the committee responsible for transportation policy, I will continue working to strengthen Georgia’s aviation economy.”

More information on these Federal grants can be found below:

• Augusta Regional Airport, $4,000,000 – This award partially funds expanding the existing passenger security screening checkpoint.
• Atlanta Regional Airport – Falcon Field, $1,000,000 – This award funds the design of a new sponsor-owned airport traffic control tower.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, $14,300,000 – This award funds the rehabilitation, modernization, and expansion of public restrooms in the terminal concourses.

Sen. Ossoff continues working to upgrade Georgia’s airport infrastructure.

In September, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock secured over $60 million in Federal investments for Georgia’s airports.

In May, Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock delivered over $120 million in Federal grant funding for airport infrastructure upgrades.

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