Klobuchar,
Franken, Peterson Announce $1.7 Million For Airports In Western Minnesota
WASHINGTON
,
D.C.
[08/12/10] – Today,
U.S.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
announced that $1,775,947 in federal funding will be going to infrastructure
construction at nine airports in northwestern and southwestern
Minnesota
. The grants will be distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration through
the Department of Transportation.
“Thousands
of Minnesotans rely on these airports each year to stay connected to the
world,” said Sen. Klobuchar.
“By investing in our airport infrastructure, we’re promoting economic
development and ensuring that
Minnesota
airports remain first class
for years to come.”
“Reliable air travel allows people across
Minnesota
to travel around the state and around the world,” said Sen.
Franken. “It creates local jobs by allowing
businesses in small communities to compete in large markets across the country.
This funding will make sure that Minnesotans can travel safely around
western
Minnesota
and beyond.”
“These
airports are critical links in our region’s transportation infrastructure, and
it’s important to keep these facilities in good operating order,” Rep.
Peterson said.
The following airports will receive funding:
Moorhead
Municipal
Airport
,
Moorhead
: $44,679 to construct hangar and extend taxiway.
Mahnomen
County
Airport
, Mahnomen: $66,500 to construct
fuel farm.
Hutchinson
Municipal
Airport
,
Hutchinson
: $85,000 to rehabilitate runway.
Chandler Field,
Alexandria
: $209,000 to rehabilitate terminal building.
Lac qui
Parle
County
Airport
,
Madison
: $160,000 to construct terminal building.
Hector
Municipal
Airport
, Hector: $539,611 to improve
runway safety area.
Morris
Municipal
Airport
, Morris: $76,000 to rehabilitate
apron and runway.
Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief
River Falls: $407,360 to improve terminal building, install miscellaneous
NAVAIDS, rehabilitate aircraft rescue & firefighting building and update
miscellaneous study.
Bemidji
Regional
Airport
,
Bemidji
: $187,797 to improve terminal building.
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