WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded seven grants totaling $1,154,297 to county governments and airport authorities in Appalachian Ohio. The funds will be used to help make repairs to airports and their critical infrastructure.

“Ohio airports are vital infrastructure that support travel and commerce in our state,” said Brown. “These investments will provide airports in Appalachian Ohio with the resources they need to ensure the safety of their passengers and support the local economy for years to come.”

DOT funds include:

  • $82,770 grant to the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners to support the Lawrence County Airpark Airport. The funding will rehabilitate the existing general aviation apron pavement and the existing taxiway A to maintain the structural integrity.
  • $98,640 grant to the Board of Commissioners of Ross County to support the Ross County Airport. The funding will acquire nine acres of land to enhance protection for the runway 5 approach.
  • $88,200 grant to the Board of Commissioners of Ross County to support the Ross County Airport to rehabilitate existing runway to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement.
  • $289,727 grant to the Pike County Commissioners to support the Pike County Airport. The funding will help to reconstruct the existing runway lighting system.
  • $285,360 grant to the Monroe County Airport Authority & Monroe County Commissioners to construct and install edge drains to protect the runway pavement from deterioration.
  • $135,000 grant to the City of New Philadelphia to support the Harry Clever Field Airport. The project will shift taxiway A from its current airfield location to 15 feet northeast.
  • $174,600 grant to the Carroll County Commissioners & Carroll County Airport Authority. The project aims to rehabilitate the runway to maintain structural integrity, reconstruct the existing runway lighting system, install replacement runway identifier lights to make the airport more accessible, install precision approach path indicators, reconstruct the existing airport lighting vault, and reconstruct the existing airport rotating beacon.

The FAA supports public-use airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) through the Airport Improvement Program. The program supports projects that improve airport safety, capacity, security and environmental impact. More information about the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program can be found here.

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