Nebraska Department of Transportation - Wed May 24, 2023
NDOT Receives $17.36M From Fed for Airport Improvements
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that $17,362,302 in federal grants were awarded to seven Nebraska airports, in Ainsworth, Burwell, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Sidney and Wayne, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu April 27, 2023
Texarkana Regional Airport in Arkansas Battles Rising Costs to Build Modern Terminal
The news is often filled with stories about large airports working on billion-dollar expansions or renovations, like the ongoing construction to upgrade New York City's LaGuardia Airport, or the never-ending improvements to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, the world's busiest in terms of passenger traffic....
Concord Monitor - Wed April 12, 2023
Concord, N.H., Airport Hangar to Be Region's First Building With Engineered Timber
Business boosters in Concord, N.H., are excited about the expansion of biotech firm United Therapeutics in their city, but the corporate hangar it will build at Concord Municipal Airport is exciting for another reason: Glulam....
Associated Press - Wed April 05, 2023
Government Announces $29M Investment in Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) The federal government is spending more money on improvements at Dallas-Fort Worth International and other airports that officials said will increase safety by reducing the number of times that planes on the ground must taxi across active runways....
Airport Technology - Wed March 22, 2023
Southwest Florida Airport's Terminal Expansion in Fort Myers to Finish in 2025
The Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers has been undergoing an expansion of its terminal since 2021, a $331 million project that is planned to be complete in 2025. The effort is being undertaken by the Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) to maximize the airport's terminal capacity, according to Airport Technology, an online industry news service....
Office of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot - Tue March 14, 2023
O'Hare International Airport to Receive $50M in Grants
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced Feb. 27 that O'Hare International Airport will receive $50M in Airport Terminal Program grant funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — the largest such grant this year for any airport in America — which will upgrade customer amenities, improve security screening and expand accessibility for passengers with disabilities at Terminal 3....
Macon-Bibb County & WMAZ-TV - Wed February 08, 2023
Construction Takes Off to Extend Runway 5 at Middle Georgia Regional Airport in Macon
A long-awaited project in Macon, Ga., took off Jan. 24 when local, regional and state officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) to extend the facility's Runway 5/23....
Winston-Salem Journal & Boom Supersonic - Mon January 30, 2023
Boom Supersonic Breaks Ground On Overture Aircraft Plant at Greensboro, N.C., Airport
The ground proved too wet for Boom Supersonic Inc., so North Carolina state and local elected officials on Jan. 26 chose to conduct an indoor groundbreaking at Greensboro's Piedmont Triad International (PTI) Airport....
South Carolina News - Mon January 30, 2023
South Carolina Approves $144M to Fund New Access Road to Charleston Airport
More than a decade after first proposed, construction of a new access road to Charleston International Airport could begin in mid-2024 after South Carolina officials pledged Jan. 25 to help fund the nearly $144 million project....
Wirtgen Group - Wed January 11, 2023
Concrete Removal With Wirtgen Cold Milling Machines at Leipzig/Halle Airport
The renovation of the Leipzig/Halle Airport in Leipzig, Germany, required the complete removal of over 2 mi. of runway as well as the connecting taxiways in under 30 days. More than 385,000 tons of extremely hard concrete reinforced with rebar mats (continuously reinforced concrete pavement — CRCP) were removed in the course of the cutting process....
