Federal grants helping Michigan airports fix, build runways

FLINT (AP) - Airports across Michigan are receiving federal grants for repairing and building runways, as well as replacing and updating equipment.

Federal and state officials say $8.8 million will go to Bishop in Flint, $4.6 million to MBS in Freeland, $1.1 million for Cherry Capital in Traverse City, $678,000 for Sawyer in Gwinn, and $155,000 for Chippewa County in Sault Ste. Marie. The Michigan State Block Grant Program is getting $1 million.

The grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation are the third round from an overall $3 billion federal airport improvement program for U.S. airports.

Published: Fri, Jul 19, 2019