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DOT outlines airport funding, PFAS cleanup and sustainable aviation fuel planning at Anchorage hearing
Summary
DOT told the Senate Transportation Committee it expects roughly $190 million in AIP funds and another $40 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for airports this fiscal year; officials described PFAS transition work, lighting upgrades, AWOS/ASOS outages and a planning grant for sustainable aviation fuel.
At the Jan. 23 Senate Transportation Committee meeting in Juneau, Deputy Commissioner Catherine Keith and Commissioner Ryan Anderson delivered a detailed briefing on Alaska’s airport system, federal funding expectations, ongoing PFAS transition work and an FAA planning grant to evaluate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) options.
Funding and project volumes
Keith said that for the current fiscal cycle DOT expects about $190 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds and an additional $40 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law airport infrastructure grants and terminal grants. She told the committee that FY24 saw 70 AIP grants executed and FY25 expects roughly 73; that activity is…
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