US DOT issues $779 million funding for airport infrastructure

The US Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the Department for Transport (DOT) $779 million will be supplied to aid funding for infrastructure grants to 127 airports in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The funding is in addition to the $3.31 billion awarded in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding during fiscal year 2018, and $205 million awarded in the first tranche of supplemental AIP funding in September 2018. The selected airports will receive funding for construction or equipment to increase safety, capacity, and security. “This supplemental funding allows us to invest in important infrastructure needs at the nation’s