Virginia airports land $48M in federal funding for upgrades

RichmondInternationalAirportisamong18airportsacrossVirginiaslatedtoreceivefederalfundingforinfrastructureupgradesundertheFAA’sAirportImprovementProgram.(PhotocourtesyofRichmondInternationalAirport) Virginiaissettoreceivemorethan$48millioninfederalfundingtoupgradeinfrastructureat18airports,partofanationwideefforttomodernizeairtravelhubsandboostlocaleconomies. Themoney,awardedthroughtheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation’sFederalAviationAdministration,willfundconstructionprojectsrangingfromrunwayrehabilitationtonewhangarsandimprovedlighting.Thefundingismadepossibleinpartbythe2021InfrastructureInvestmentandJobsAct. “Theseinvestmentswillhelpensurethatourairportsareasafe,reliableengineofconnectivityandeconomicgrowthfortravelersandcommunitiesaroundthecommonwealth,”saidU.S.Sens.MarkR.WarnerandTimKaine,D-Va.,inajointstatement.  “We’regoingtokeepdoingallthatwecantobringadditionalinfrastructureinvestmentstoVirginia,andtoreauthoriz