Clow International Airport To Receive $2.4M In State Funding

BOLINGBROOK, IL — Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport will receive over $2.4 million in state funding, according to a news release from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that $94 million has been awarded to improve public airports throughout the state through the Rebuild Illinois capital program.

The $94 million unlocks $11.5 million in local contributions for a total investment of $105 million, according to a news release. The funding represents the largest statewide capital investment program for airports in state history, a news release states.

"We're delivering $94 million to airports throughout the state including funding at St. Louis Regional, Central Illinois Regional, Peoria International, Quincy Regional, Rochelle Municipal, and many more aviation sites around the state," Pritzker said in a release. "Crucially, these dollars are going first and foremost to projects that might not otherwise be eligible for the full federal funding that they need to finish. We want our airports throughout the state to be the best in the nation, and these airport grants are making a real difference. Every community deserves prosperity, safety, resiliency, and opportunity - and that's what this program seeks to advance."

96 projects were selected for funding, including over $2.4 million for Clow International Airport. The Bolingbrook airport will receive $2.4 million for taxiway replacement and $75,000 for replacement of a rotating beacon.

"I'm proud to join Gov. Pritzker in ensuring our public airports have the resources they need to thrive," Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman said in a release. "Illinois is the transportation hub of North America, with aviation is a crucial part of the multimodal system that makes it hum. By moving cargo, transporting passengers, providing critical general aviation services, and generating economic growth, aviation is what makes Illinois."

A total of $150 million of state bonds is identified in Rebuild Illinois for the state's airports, with $6 million already committed to an air traffic control tower at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville and additional funding committed to airports in Waukegan and Metro East, according to the news release.

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