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Fitchburg airport gets grant to rebuild runway, rehab taxiway
Cyrus Moulton
Cyrus.Moulton@telegram.com
Fitchburg Municipal Airport has received $13.8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to extend and reconstruct its runway and rehabilitate its taxiway, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
The money is part of $27 million in FAA Airport Improvement Program Grants awarded to 10 publicly owned airports in the state to support safety, infrastructure and environmental projects.
Orange Municipal Airport received $53,550 for an environmental assessment for a new hazard beacon light for air navigation.
Grants ranged from $53,550 to the $13.8 million awarded to Fitchburg, according to the press release.