​Over $12M In Total Funding Awarded To 3 San Diego Area Airports

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — The U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday announced three safety and infrastructure grants totaling about $12.3 million for three San Diego County airports.

Gillespie Field was awarded just over $6.5 million for various construction projects, including the addition of a taxiway; San Diego International Airport got slightly more than $5.5 million to construct, extend and improve its safety area; and Brown Field Municipal was awarded $316,666 to buy new equipment.

The grants are among 23 the DOT and the FAA awarded to airports throughout California, totaling roughly $69 million. In total, the DOT and FAA awarded 383 grants totaling nearly $800 million to 46 states, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Marshall Islands.

The funding includes $689 million from the Airport Improvement Program and $104.4 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

"This nearly $800 million federal investment in airport infrastructure will strengthen safety, improve travel, generate jobs and provide many economic benefits for local communities," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

— City News Service