• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Federal funding will help airports

Federal funding will help airports

January 27, 2004 By admin

Federal funding approved recently is good news for several dozen Iowa’s airports. Michelle McEnany nee), director of the state Department of Transportation’s Office of Transportation, says the money goes to nearly 70 general-aviation airports and the eight that provide ticketed service to travelers. She says the so-called “Vision 100” will go a long way toward helping Iowa communities achieve flexibility without more spending. One change is that towns will only need to put up a five-percent match for the federal money they request for airport improvements like lighting or a longer runway. The program could bring more than 106-million in federal money for Iowa airport infrastructure through 2007, and McEnany hails it as positive support from the federal government for Iowa’s air-transportation system. The federal funding package called “Vision 100” also reauthorizes money through the year 2007 for federal aviation programs like EAS, the Essential Air Service program that’s helped the airports at Mason City and Fort Dodge keep their airline service since 9/11.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Travel

Featured Stories

Senator Ernst says Russian ban shows she’s doing something right

Bill creates new deer hunting season, with AR-15s

Governor signs Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard into law

Jury returns guilty verdict in shooting death of State Trooper

A haboob, a dust storm black out, hits northwest Iowa

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa’s Huckstorf garners national award

Iowa Special Olympics Summer games set to open in Ames

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22

Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire

Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC