US Transportation Secretary Chao announces $9.8 million in infrastructure grants to Massachusetts airports

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $1.2 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 405 airports in 50 states and six U.S. territories.

“This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nation’s airport infrastructure, enhance safety, and strengthen growth in local communities, which is especially important as the economy recovers from COVID-19,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

The Department is awarding federal grants to the following airports in the State of Massachusetts:
“The 434 AIP grants will fund critical airport infrastructure projects around the country,” said FAA Administrator Stephen M. Dickson.

• $1,365,716 for Boston Logan International Airport to support their Voluntary Airport Low Emissions Program (VALE).
• $347,000 for Chatham Municipal Airport to conduct an airport related environmental study.
• $506,700 for Barnstable Municipal-Boardman Airport in Hyannis to improve the aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle building.
• $216,300 for Mansfield Municipal Airport to remove obstruction markings and lighting.
• $660,898 for Harriman-and-West Airport in North Adams to install perimeter fencing.
• $283,332 for Norwood Memorial Airport to conduct an environmental study.
• $66,581 for Pittsfield Municipal Airport to conduct an environmental study.
• $3,986,590 for Plymouth Municipal Airport to reconfigure an existing taxiway.
• $1,736,682 for Provincetown Municipal Airport to install taxiway lighting and purchase an emergency generator.
• $217,000 for Southbridge Municipal Airport to rehabilitate the runway and conduct an airport wildlife hazard assessment and a miscellaneous study.
• $366,016 for Martha’s Vineyard Airport to conduct an environmental study.

Since January 2017, the Trump Administration delivered $13.5 billion to America’s airports to improve infrastructure and safety. In 2020, the Administration delivered $10 billion in U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.8 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Massachusetts Airportseconomic assistance to America’s airports during the COVID-19 public health emergency.