NEA airports among those to receive grants for repairs, upgrades
June 3, 2015
LITTLE ROCK, AR (KAIT) - Numerous lawmakers from Arkansas announced 11 airports will share a total of $6.5 million in federal grants. Four of them are in northeast Arkansas.
Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman announced the grants from the Department of Transportation on Wednesday.The grants will be used to support facility upgrades and expansions.
Here is a breakdown of the airports and how much they will receive: