Speaking of travel...Iowa airports are getting some improvements!
/This is straight from Senator Chuck Grassley’s office:
I want to provide you with an update on how the bipartisan infrastructure law – the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – is working to improve Iowa’s airport infrastructure.
On July 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Des Moines International Airport and four other Iowa airports will receive approximately $27 million under the bipartisan infrastructure law’s newly created Fiscal Year 2022 Airport Terminal Program. The Des Moines International Airport will receive $5 million to complete the first stage of a new terminal construction project.
The five airports receiving bipartisan infrastructure funds include:
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF): $112,500 to improve accessibility;
Des Moines International Airport (DSM): $5 million to complete the first stage of a new terminal construction project;
Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ): $1.3 million to make improvements to the passenger terminal;
Eastern Iowa Airport (CID): $20.4 million to expand the passenger terminal, completing the terminal modernization program; and
Washington Municipal Airport (AWG): $129,675 to make improvements to the general aviation terminal.
These projects will benefit Iowans in the Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Washington areas by funding much-needed airport improvement projects.
I have been a long-time advocate for Iowa’s regional airports, which support all kinds of economic activity, from transporting goods to providing Iowans with connections to various destinations across the country. It’s critical that we keep our airport infrastructure up to date to maintain a resilient supply chain and a healthy economy. I supported the bipartisan infrastructure law to invest in Iowans and Iowa’s economy, and I’m glad to see our state is continuing to benefit from this investment.
For more information about the FY22 Airport Terminal Program and other projects the bipartisan infrastructure law has funded other infrastructure law, please visit my website: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/iowa-airports-to-receive-needed-funding-from-grassley-backed-infrastructure-law.