REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $3.3 MILLION FOR DEL NORTE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, JACK MCNAMARA FIELD, SERVING CRESCENT CITY CA.
September 10, 2012
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced two federal Department of Transportation (DOT) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants totaling $3,345,306 for Del Norte County Regional Airport, Jack McNamara Field in Crescent City.
“Jack McNamara Field Airport is an economic hub for Crescent City and the North Coast,” said Thompson. “These grants will help create jobs, improve our local economy and make the airport safer for passengers and planes.”
The first grant of $1,362,523 will be used to complete final design and permitting on a replacement terminal facility. A new terminal building is needed to replace the existing undersized facility. The existing terminal is a 62 year old concrete block and modular structure that is not large enough to meet current passenger and Transportation Security Administration needs. This phase of the project will complete the engineering design through construction drawings and permitting, making the project shovel ready, for the new building and associated infrastructure.
The second grant of $1,982,783 will be used for runway safety improvements. The existing runway safety area does not meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and needs to be graded and filled in order to meet current standards and improve safety. This grant will fund the final engineering design and permitting for the airport infrastructure project.
Airport Director, Jim Bernard stated, “These two capital improvement projects have been #1 and #2 on the airport's “to-do list” for some time. These two grants will complete the design and environmental permitting for these two projects, making them shovel-ready for construction funding beginning in 2013."
The grants are provided through the DOT's Federal Aviation Administration, Airport Improvement grant program. These FAA AIP grants are funded from existing aviation ticket and fuel taxes.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
“Jack McNamara Field Airport is an economic hub for Crescent City and the North Coast,” said Thompson. “These grants will help create jobs, improve our local economy and make the airport safer for passengers and planes.”
The first grant of $1,362,523 will be used to complete final design and permitting on a replacement terminal facility. A new terminal building is needed to replace the existing undersized facility. The existing terminal is a 62 year old concrete block and modular structure that is not large enough to meet current passenger and Transportation Security Administration needs. This phase of the project will complete the engineering design through construction drawings and permitting, making the project shovel ready, for the new building and associated infrastructure.
The second grant of $1,982,783 will be used for runway safety improvements. The existing runway safety area does not meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and needs to be graded and filled in order to meet current standards and improve safety. This grant will fund the final engineering design and permitting for the airport infrastructure project.
Airport Director, Jim Bernard stated, “These two capital improvement projects have been #1 and #2 on the airport's “to-do list” for some time. These two grants will complete the design and environmental permitting for these two projects, making them shovel-ready for construction funding beginning in 2013."
The grants are provided through the DOT's Federal Aviation Administration, Airport Improvement grant program. These FAA AIP grants are funded from existing aviation ticket and fuel taxes.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, and Yolo. He is a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Rep. Thompson is also a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and sits on the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus.
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