Port Authority Sees $24M Funding For Stewart Runway Project in 2017
NEW YORK—The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Aug. 12 that New York Stewart International Airport had received a $24.2-million grant from the Biden-Harris administration for a rehabilitation project completed six years ago that restored two airport runways to a state of good repair and installed new environmentally friendly LED lights into the runway pavement, ensuring safe aircraft operations at the airport.
The project funding for New York Stewart was included in the latest round of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants toward a variety of projects such as planning, airport safety improvements, airport development and airport noise compatibility grants. The Port Authority completed the lighting replacement project and the rehabilitation of 11,817 feet of pavement at New York Stewart’s runway 9-27 and 6,004 feet of runway 16-34 in 2017.
“From passenger travel to cargo operations, the Biden-Harris administration continues to make our aviation system safer, more accessible, and more resilient through initiatives like the Airport Improvement Program,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Thanks to this latest round of funding, passengers across the country will benefit as we make airports from Rhode Island to American Samoa more modern and efficient.”
“We thank the congressional delegation on both sides of the Hudson River for their continued support and recognition of the vital importance of New York Stewart to this region and within the larger Port Authority airport network through this important grant award,” said Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole.
Earlier this summer, the Port Authority’s Board of Commissioners voted to award two new leases to support general aviation services at the airport in light of its development capacity and the region’s growing demand for access to general aviation facilities. The two lease deals were estimated to bring $119 million in new construction activity at the airport.