Three airports land $2.3 million in grants for safety projects

File Photo / Tim Greenway Portland International Jetport Director Paul Bradbury is shown in this Mainebiz file photo. The Portland Jetport has been awarded $2.12 million to fund the installation of a runway lighting system for Runway 18/36, construction of taxiway shoulders on 4,100 feet of Taxiway C, and the reconstruction of 581,175 square yards of aging terminal apron pavement.

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The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $2.3 million in federal grants for safety improvement projects at three Maine airports.

The grants will be distributed as follows:

Portland Jetport, $2,119,527: To fund the installation of a runway lighting system for Runway 18/36, construction of taxiway shoulders on 4,100 feet of Taxiway C, and the reconstruction of 581,175 square yards of aging terminal apron pavement.
Brunswick Executive Airport, $117,964: To fund rehabilitation of 38,500 square yards of the existing apron to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement.
Augusta State Airport, $82,581: To fund the installation of a 3,200-foot perimeter fence, remove vegetative obstructions in the Runway 26 approach surface and seal cracks throughout the existing apron pavement.

“Maine’s airports perform an essential service by connecting our state to the rest of the country,” U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said in Friday’s news release announcing the awards. “They are vital hubs of our nation’s transportation infrastructure and important contributors to local economies. The responsibility of maintaining them shouldn’t fall on local municipalities alone, so I’m glad these Maine airports are receiving federal funding to make needed improvements to ensure their safe operation.”