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Senate Transportation hears FY27 aviation budget: $12.98M package, runway and safety projects, and update on Caledonia sale
Summary
Aviation Program Manager Evan Robinson outlined the proposed FY27 aviation budget (state $6,710,146; federal $6,270,734; total $12,980,880), highlighted FAA-funded projects and safety upgrades (instrument approach at NEK Coventry, ARFF and EMAS at Rutland), discussed grant applications (about $2M for a Middlebury terminal) and said the Caledonia airport sale remains mired in FAA processes with hope to complete within 12 months.
Evan Robinson, the aviation program manager, presented the AgencyofTransportationaviation budget for fiscal year 2027 to the Senate Transportation Committee and walked members through individual airport projects, safety priorities and near-term funding needs.
Robinson said the FY27 package includes $6,710,146 in state funds and $6,270,734 in federal funding for a total of $12,980,880 in proposed aviation expenditures. "Safety being the number one priority," he told the committee, and listed navigation easements, obstruction studies and targeted capital work among the top items.
Why it matters: the presentation ties state matching dollars and T-fund allocations to FAA projects across the stateowned airports and outlines several multi-year efforts that affect local operations, business development opportunities and federally funded reconstruction timelines.
Major highlights and projects
- Instrument approach at Northeast Kingdom (Coventry): Robinson said NEK lacks a full instrument approach on one runway direction, which can keep larger or insurance-sensitive…
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