Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport recently received two grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) totaling more than $52 million. The grants will be used to rebuild one of its busiest runways and install new technology.
Approximately $49.5 million for the Airport Improvement Program grants will go toward replacing Runway 17-Center/35-Center and the taxiway and for the installation of an updated pavement sensor system for measuring weather. Work is scheduled to begin in the middle of 2018 and will close the runway for four months.
The remaining funds will be used to upgrade the lighting for the terminal ramp areas.
“Next year, we plan to rehabilitate the runway used for more arrivals than any other at DFW, and this grant from the FAA will go a long way toward funding that critical infrastructure need,” Sean Donohue, DFW chief executive officer, said. “We thank our partners at the FAA for supporting DFW through needed infrastructure improvement grants, and we also extend our sincerest gratitude to Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Kenny Marchant for their ongoing support of DFW Airport.”
Airport Improvement Program grants are used to plan and develop public-use airports.
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