Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District announced today that Boulder City will receive a $1.25 million grant to rehabilitate the runway at the Boulder City Municipal Airport.

The money, released by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration, was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“This grant from the recovery plan will not only provide an improvement to the Boulder City airport, but it will put people to work in Southern Nevada by injecting money into our local economy,” Congresswoman Titus said.

“These improvements will help ensure that the airport will continue to meet the transportation needs of the community.”

“These dollars are vital to the continued reliable and safe operations of our airport as we provide air service to over 200,000 visitors annually,” said Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler.

The grant money will be used to resurface the main runway, which will improve safety and lengthen the life of the runway by about 15 years.

The Boulder City airport serviced an estimated 200,000 passengers in 2008, averaging about 300 flights per day.

Tags: Boulder City, Recovery and Reinvestment Act