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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for approximately $47.5 million in funding to build a new Alaska airport and refurbish two existing state airports. The Newtok Airport, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Kenai Municipal Airport will receive funding for the projects, Alaska's News Source reported.
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US approves $47.5M to build new Alaska airport, repair 2
April 5, 2021
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for about $47.5 million in funding to build a new Alaska airport and refurbish two existing state airports.
The Newtok Airport, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Kenai Municipal Airport will receive funding for the projects, Alaska s News Source reported Thursday.
The Newtok Airport was granted more than $21.1 million to construct a new airport that is scheduled to be completed by 2023.
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport received about $25.5 million and the Kenai Municipal Airport got about $826,000 for renovation projects, Alaska’s News Source reported.
Print article The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved about $47.5 million in spending to build a new airport in the Southwest Alaska village of Newtok and make upgrades to two urban airports. Newtok, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Kenai Municipal Airport will receive funding, Alaska’s News Source reported. Erosion-threatened Newtok was granted more than $21.1 million for a new airport on higher ground, scheduled to be completed by 2023. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport received about $25.5 million and the Kenai Municipal Airport got about $826,000 for renovation projects. The grants were made as part of a more than $600 million in infrastructure funding from the Federal Aviation Administration that will offer 499 grants to 390 airports in 39 states, Puerto Rico and the Federated States of Micronesia.