Knox County airport approaches runway on final projects
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Knox County airport will be able to hangar more aircraft, thanks to federal funds recently approved by Congress. Maine airports will receive $73 million over five years.
The Knox County Regional Airport will receive just less than $1.7 million in federal funds to make improvements that include 15 new hangars and 800 feet of new taxi lane to expand access to a new hangar area.
The means to build 15 more hangars will alleviate the demand for hangar space while also completing the last major item on the airport’s master plan, said Jeremey Shaw, airport and security manager for the Owls Head-based airport.
“This investment into our community will only strengthen the county’s ability to enhance our financial sustainability, and allow the county to further invest into green and emerging aviation technologies," Shaw said.
The funding was provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Infrastructure Grant Program.
“This significant investment will allow Knox County Regional Airport to make much-needed improvements to their infrastructure, improving the safety and efficiency of operations,” said U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.
Collins, the vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, was part of the core group of 10 senators who negotiated the text of the bipartisan infrastructure law, according to the announcement. Collins and King both worked to negotiate and pass the legislation in the Senate, while Pingree supported the House-passed version of the bill,
The bill will deliver billions of dollars to Maine for investments in roads, bridges, broadband and more. Maine airports will receive a total of $73 million under the law over five years.
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