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Community Success Stories
Tucson Airport Authority Receives Stimulus Funding
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) is the recipient of $17.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds that will be used for the TAA Capital Improvement Program.
The funded projects for Tucson International Airport total $16.16 million and include $8.8 million for terminal apron construction, $5.4 million for the Sound Insulation Program, $144,000 for a drainage study, and $1.8 million from the economic stimulus package for security upgrades.
At Ryan Airfield, the grants total $1.2 million and are being used for a series of runway projects that include signage, rehab work and a connecting taxiway, and wildlife and drainage studies.
TAA has also launched several infrastructure projects designed to meet future demand including 60 acres southeast of the airfield reserved for industrial development with airfield access; improvements to Aero Park Boulevard that will support new business development on the south side of the airport; and at Ryan Airfield, improvements to the airport main entrance roadway, Airfield Drive.
For more information, please contact:
Paula Winn Perino
Director of Information/Government Affairs
Tucson Airport Authority
7005 S. Plumer
Tucson , Arizona 85706
520.573.8100
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"Community Success Stories" are stories shared by community organizations about funding they have received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that will benefit our local community. The City of Tucson is not responsible for the application process of these grants, nor will it be involved in the distribution of these funds.
If you are a community organization who has received ARRA stimulus funding and you would like to share your success story with the City of Tucson, please contact Adriana Prieto at Adriana.Prieto@tucsonaz.gov or 837-4069.
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