Airport grants point to concrete recycling activity

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced more than $374 million in funding designated to go toward improvement projects at 299 airports in 46 states, plus one in American Samoa, as part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which receives approximately $3.3 billion in funding each year.

The newly announced grants are going toward repairs to runways and taxiways, the construction of new terminal space, maintenance of airfield lighting and signage and the purchase of new equipment used to operate and maintain airports.  

“The funding we’re announcing today will allow hundreds of airports to make critical improvements that will benefit passengers for years to come,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says.

The removal or replacement of airport runways and taxiways, which are made of concrete poured at a considerable depth, can lead to the creation of sizable concrete crushing and recycling projects.

Among the newly announced funding going toward runway and taxiway work are:

• $15.5 million to Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts;
• $12.8 million to Huntsville International-Carl T. Jones Field in Alabama;
• $10.4 million to Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport in Idaho;
• $10 million to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky;
• $6.9 million to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama;
• $6.5 million to Greenbrier Valley Airport in West Virginia;
• $6.3 million to Denver International Airport in Colorado;
• nearly $4.8 million to Wood County Airport in Ohio;
• $2 million to Fitiuta Airport in American Samoa; and
• $1.4 million to Forest City Municipal Airport in Iowa.

Two other grants will go toward terminal expansion or replacement projects, with $7.2 million going to Stillwater Regional Airport in Oklahoma and $4.6 million directed to Miami International Airport in Florida.

“These grants will help support our nation’s airports as they make improvements to enhance safety, efficiency and the needs of travelers for a better experience,”FAA Associate Administrator for Airports Shannetta R. Griffin says.

A complete listing of the new round of FAA grants can be found here.