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FAA to award CNMI $110,000 for Pagan airstrip
CNMI airports to receive $6M in all from infrastructure law
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration will award $110,000 for the Pagan airstrip, as part of the estimated $6 million the FAA will award to the Northern Mariana Islands from funding made available by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
According to a U.S. Department of Transportation news release last Friday, it said that the following Northern Mariana Islands airports are estimated to receive funding during the first year of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:
– Pagan Airstrip in Shomu-Shon: $110,000
– Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International on Rota: $1,007,374
– Tinian International on Tinian: $1,026,751
– Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport on Saipan: $3,873,026
For an interactive map and listing of funding for all Northern Mariana Islands airports, visit https://www.faa.gov/bil/airport-infrastructure.
The FAA news release stated that the money can be invested in runways, taxiways, safety and sustainability projects, as well as terminal, airport-transit connections and roadway projects. This is the first of five annual rounds of funding CNMI airports will receive.
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has given us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build safer and more sustainable airports that connect individuals to jobs and communities to the world,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “With this new funding, urban, regional and rural airports across the country now can get to work on projects that have waited for years, modernizing their infrastructure and building a better America.”
CNMI airports can submit projects they wish to use the funds on for FAA review in the coming weeks. The FAA encourages airports to prioritize projects that increase airport safety, equity and sustainability. The agency also plans to conduct outreach with the minority business community on these opportunities at airports across the nation.
The money comes from the Airport Infrastructure Grant program, one of three new aviation programs created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law provides $15 billion over five years for this program. The FAA estimates the backlog of airport modernization and safety projects totals $43.6 billion. (PR)
