California’s third busiest airport, San Diego International Airport, has been awarded a $24m grant as part of the Biden Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – Airport Terminals Program.
The discretionary grant funds will be used to upgrade the airport’s Terminal 1, with the existing facility due to be replaced with a modern and efficient terminal. The funding will also be used to make airfield improvements as well as transportation improvements to make it easier to get to and from the airport.
Kimberly Becker, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority President and CEO revealed that the funds are “crucial to continued efforts to transform San Diego’s air transportation gateway,” as she noted the grant money will be used for the new T1 programme.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received more than 650 applications requesting over $14 billion in funding. The grants released so far will fund 92 projects at 85 airports, focusing on terminal reconstruction, development and accessibility; improving energy efficiency for terminals; and replacing airport-owned air traffic control (ATC) tower; among other purposes. In total the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide $5 billion to airports for terminal projects over five years.
