MS airports to split $10M in grants

JACKSON, Miss. - The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding more than $10 million in grants to be divided among 35 Mississippi airports, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) said. The grants, which will come from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, are designed to pay for safety-and-efficiency projects. The grants will cover 75 percent of costs for larger airports and up to 95 percent for smaller ones. (Source: Washington Times 06/08/15) Central Mississippi Note: Among some of the 35 airport projects are the Golden Triangle Regional Airport ($860,802) for airport apron rehabilitation and land acquisition; Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport ($762,587); Tupelo Regional Airport ($716,779); Trent Lott International Airport in Jackson County ($352,620); and Vicksburg Municipal Airport ($144,675).