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Commissioners accept $1.82 million FAA grant to advance airport apron and taxi-lane work; runway shift planning for Williams Road underway
Summary
Craven County accepted a $1,818,298 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law FAA grant toward taxi lane and apron work in the airport Aerospace Development Area; staff also updated commissioners on terminal upgrades and NEPA work to realign Williams Road to lengthen usable runway safety margins.
Craven County commissioners on July 21 approved acceptance of a $1,818,298 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Improvement Grant to fund apron and taxi-lane construction in the county airport’s Aerospace Development Area.
Airport Director Andy Shorter told the board the grant combines leftover FY 2024 funds with the FY 2025 allocation and will contribute to a larger $6.5 million project to build a new taxi lane and apron in a recently cleared development area. Shorter said the county has leased about 55…
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