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The City of Holbrook has been awarded a $4.7 million grant to use at the Holbrook Municipal Airport, a runway pavement improvement project.
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City Clerk Cher Reyes stated that she was thrilled for the award that will be used to rebuild the existing 6,700-foot runway at the airport from the ground up. “When I first applied for the grant, I was told that the chances of us getting it were very slim. So I’m very excited that we got it,” she said. There are no required matching funds for this project.
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“This supplemental funding allows us to invest in important infrastructure needs at the nation’s airports, especially those serving smaller and rural communities,” said U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao.
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This second and final increment of supplemental funding was funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. The Act provided an additional $1 billion in funding above the $3.31 billion awarded in the regular Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding during fiscal year 2018.
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Under the Secretary’s leadership, the FAA is administering the supplemental program to strengthen the safety and efficiency of America’s airports. U.S. infrastructure, especially its 3,300 airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, increases the country’s competitiveness and improves the traveling public’s quality of life.
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The project will begin soon and should be completed this year.
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