3 Arizona airports to receive $28M in 4th round of federal funding

PHOENIX — Three Arizona airports will receive more than $28 million in grants for infrastructure improvements in a fourth round of federal funding, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday.

Phoenix Deer Valley Airport will get $15.5 million to build a taxiway, while Colorado City Municipal Airport will receive $150,000 to rebuild an access road.

Tucson International Airport will have two grants — $10.9 million for taxiway reconstruction and repairs and $2.2 million for runway reconstruction.

The FAA will give a total of $3.18 billion to U.S. airports as part of its program.

In the first round of funding, 17 Arizona airports were awarded $21 million.

Thirteen state airports were part of the second round of funding in the agency’s Airport Improvement Program.

Five more Arizona airports received $2.6 million in the third round of funding.

“This significant investment in airport improvements in Arizona will fund construction and rehabilitation projects that will help maintain high levels of safety in U.S. aviation,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao said in a press release.

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