The historic Santa Fe Municipal Airport will soon see the reconstruction of an existing terminal apron that airport officials have long wanted to replace. New funding for the project has just been secured through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and is part of some $2.5 million that three airports in New Mexico are receiving as a result of that legislation. “Airports are pillars of opportunity, and that’s exactly what this federal funding is going to bring,” said New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich in announcing the funding, which is officially being awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration. Nearly $293,000 in funding is going for the reconstruction of a runway pavement at the Espanola Municipal Airport, with additional work seeing the replacement of the airport’s wind cone and installation of runway identifier lights. The largest award, at just over $2 million, is going to the Albuquerque International Sunport for a project designed to improve air quality and facilitate the use of zero-emissions technologies. The funding for the Santa Fe Airport comes after airport officials earlier this year announced that the facility, which was opened in 1957, was moving ahead with a plan to expand its terminal space to around 18,500 square feet, while also tripling the number of available parking spaces. By Garry Boulard
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