LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Transportation says its awarding $10.7 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 18 airports in Nebraska. The grants include $750,000 so Blair Municipal Airport can pay for parking lot improvements and build an access road.
The department is sending Lincoln Airport $360,000 to buy snow removal equipment and $450,000 to update the airport master plan.
Hartington Municipal Airport is getting $549,000 for runway rehabilitation, and Hebron Municipal Airport will receive $315,000 to fund the sealing of apron pavement surface and joints, plus the sealing of taxiway pavement.
