Knox County airport receives federal funding for snow removal equipment

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 11:45pm

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A total of $14,795,574 to make critical infrastructure improvements is being allocated from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fiscal Year 2022 Airport Improvement Program to 10 Maine airports. 

    Maine airports will use this funding to support airport improvement projects, such as runways and taxiways.

    The funding will be allocated as follows:

    · Bangor International Airport will receive $300,000 to rehabilitate its runway.

    · Hancock County – Bar Harbor Airport will receive $650,000 to improve airport drainage and erosion control.

    · Brunswick Executive Airport will receive $147,000 to seal its taxiway pavement surface and joints.

    · Eastport Municipal Airport will receive $136,375 to install a runway vertical and visual guidance system.

    · Newton Field Airport in Jackson will receive $531,000 to extend its runway, reconstruct its apron, and rehabilitate its taxiway.

    · Portland International Jetport will receive $11,249,447 to rehabilitate its runway.

    · Presque Isle International Airport will receive $971,752 to acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment, construct a taxi lane, reconstruct perimeter fencing, and seal apron, runway, and taxiway pavement surface and joints.

    · Princeton Municipal Airport will receive $60,000 to seal its apron pavement surface and joints.

    · Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland will receive $600,000 to acquire snow removal equipment.

    · Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport will receive $150,000 to update its airport master plan.