Rehabilitate apron

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Southern Region awarded Bessemer Airport Authority $126,398.95 on August 20, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to rehabilitate 36,700 square yards of existing west apron pavement at Bessemer Airport in Helena, Alabama. The work will maintain structural integrity of the pavement and minimize foreign object debris. The award funds a portion of the total project; a supplemental community program grant and an airport improvement program grant cover the remaining eligible portion. The period of performance runs through August 19, 2030. Bessemer Airport Authority, a local government entity and FAA-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, operates the Bessemer Airport and has received multiple prior FAA infrastructure grants for taxiway and apron reconstruction and rehabilitation work.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 36,700 square yards of existing west apron pavement to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris. . This grant funds a portion of the total project. . This grant is associated with a supplemental community program grant and an airport improvement program grant that funds the remaining eligible portion of the project. . Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bessemer, alabama.