Conduct airport related environmental assessment/plan/study

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration New England Region awarded a $1,000,500 Project Grant to the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority under the Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (CFDA 20.106). The grant will fund a partial reimbursement for an environmental assessment to be completed by July 2022. The assessment will study impacts of a proposed runway extension and terminal building construction at Tweed New Haven Airport, along with associated infrastructure improvements identified in the airport's layout and five-year capital improvement plans. The grant aims to benefit airports associated with New Haven, Connecticut by providing federal funding support for this assessment through the award's July 2026 completion date.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project conducts an environmental study on the impacts of the proposed runway extension and terminal building construction, along with associated infrastructure to both, identified on the airport's layout plan and five-year capital improvement plan. This grant funds a partial reimbursement for the environmental assessment that will be completed in june 2022. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with new haven, connecticut.