Coolidge Airport Gets $150K Grant

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Coolidge Municipal Airport will receive a $150,000 federal grant for rehabilitation of more than 2,000 feet of taxiway pavement.

The project comes from $970,000 in critical transportation grants for rural airports in Gila, Graham and Pinal counties, announced by U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz.

"Transportation and infrastructure are important ingredients in Arizona's growth," said Kirkpatrick, who serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. "Grants like these help address local infrastructure needs and ensure that our smaller communities are part of a strong, diverse, stable economy across Arizona."

The Coolidge grant, administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, will fund the rehabilitation of 1,600 feet of the existing Taxiway B and 425 feet of the existing Taxiway B4 pavement that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant also will fund the engineering design for the project.

In other grants announced for Congressional District 1, the San Carlos Apache Airport in Gila County will receive $519,861 for the construction of a fuel facility to assist the airport to be self-sustaining. In Graham County, Safford Regional Airport will receive $300,000 for rehabilitation of 6,006 feet of runway to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object damage.

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