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By Mike Mitchell |
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August 14, 2010 -
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration
announced more than $9 million in upgrades funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that will make flights at “These projects are just a few examples of the terrific work being done around the country thanks to the Recovery Act,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Construction workers and engineers are helping to modernize and repair our nation’s commercial and general aviation airports.”
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The new
lighting system will provide visual information to pilots as they
approach the runway in bad weather. It will improve airport
capacity, operational capability and safety. “Landing is one of the
most critical phases of flight. This approach lighting system will
give pilots an extra layer of safety,” said FAA Administrator Randy
Babbitt. “The Recovery Act is responsible for safety enhancements
and upgrades at airports and FAA facilities nationwide.”
The Recovery Act
also funded an additional $4.2 million in upgrades to aviation
facilities around the
The system will
provide highly reliable on-site power if both commercial power sources
feeding the air traffic control tower fail during severe weather in
ARRA also funded a
$2.6 million power distribution system for the National Network Control
Center (NNCC) in |
Under ARRA, $1.3
billion has been made available nationwide for both airport improvement
projects and air traffic control facility and system upgrades. Because
of low construction bids for projects, more Recovery Act dollars were
available for additional facilities and equipment and airport projects.
ARRA grants have been distributed to airports that serve commercial
passengers, cargo and general aviation.
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