Congresswoman Johnson Addresses Dallas Love Field Airport

Washington, DC – (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)—  Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the Dallas Love Field Airport will be receiving more than $11 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.  $7.9 million will be used for improvement of the apron pavement, and $3.435 million will go towards taxiway rehabilitation and the installation of guidance signage.  

“Investment in infrastructure for our Nation’s airports is vital to the aviation industry,” Congresswoman Johnson said. “North Texans depend on Love Field’s convenient access to air travel, and I am pleased to announce such a substantial grant that will bring much needed improvements to Love Field.”

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to public agencies for the planning, development, and improvement of public-use airports that are included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).  The total grant award from the FAA is $11,334,277.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.