US Commits $969M Towards Airport Infrastructure Turnaround

U.S. Transportation Department granted $968.6 million to 85 airport projects to fire up the country's aging aviation infrastructure, Reuters reports . Some projects will fund new terminals, boost gate capacity, add air traffic control towers, jet bridges, new bathrooms, baggage claim belts, and reconfigure security checkpoints. Congress approved the five-year $5 billion airport terminal grant program in November as part of the $1 trillion infrastructure law. U.S. ... Full story available on Benzinga.com