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Bipartisan infrastructure legislation would invest about $37 million to upgrade Arizona's airport terminals.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport will receive that funding, and Yuma International Airport will receive $950,000 through the Airport Terminal Program. The program was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly to provide grants for airport terminal development projects.
Sky Harbor will use the $36.95 million grant to replace equipment used to cool Terminal 4's main building, eight concourses, and connector bridges, among other significant modernization projects. .
Yuma International will use a $950,000 grant to enhance security by upgrading and replacing security cameras, access readers, fiber optics, data switches, and hardware in high-security locations, protecting people and property. , assisting in the detection of potential threats to aircraft.
The legislation includes a historic $25 billion in additional investments in aviation infrastructure. The bipartisan legislation would provide $15 billion for priority projects at all U.S. airports, $5 billion for competitive grants for terminal development and other landslide projects, and $5 billion for air traffic control tower and infrastructure enhancements. It provides money.
The bipartisan Infrastructure Act is supported by groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, National Association of Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, National Retail Federation, Bipartisan Policy Center, Building Trades Union of North America, Outdoor Industry Association, and American Hotels. Upvoted by The Lodging Association, the National Education Association, and he will be joined by hundreds of mayors from all 50 states.
