Thursday, June 4, 2009

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District announced today that Boulder City will receive an additional $1.08 million grant to enhance the safety of aircraft operations at the Boulder City Municipal Airport.  The money, which comes on top of $1.25 million that was announced in March, was released by the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration and was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“With more than $2.3 million set aside to improve the Boulder City airport, we will put people to work in Southern Nevada while enhancing the safety of this facility that is so important to the transportation needs of the community,” Congresswoman Titus said.

“Federal funding to improve the safety at the Boulder City Municipal Airport is always a welcome addition to our limited City budget,” said Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler.

This new grant money, a total of $1,084,625, will provide funding for the second phase of improvements to the runway safety area and the construction of run-up aprons, which will allow airplanes to safely hold short behind the runway safety area.

The first grant for $1.25 million 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.

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Tags: Boulder City, Recovery and Reinvestment Act