Thursday, September 13, 2012

Grants For Airports

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Governor Steve Beshear announced Thursday that two Kentucky airports will receive more than $3 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration to make needed improvements. The Blue Grass Airport in Lexington will receive $2.7 million to upgrade runways, and the Wayne County Airport in Monticello will receive $373,760 to relocate and replace fuel tanks and do a study of its runway. Beshear says airports are needed "for economic development, commerce and passenger travel" and keeping them updated and safe is of "vital" importance.