Rehabilitate taxiway. This grant is funded by the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act to increase the federal share to 100 percent for the airport improvement program (AIP).

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the Illinois Department of Transportation $839,605.26 on September 18, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (CFDA 20.106). This Project Grant, funded through Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provisions that increased the federal share to 100 percent, supports the rehabilitation of 2,110 feet of existing paved Taxiway C at DuPage Airport (DPA) in the 3rd Congressional District of Illinois. The project maintains structural pavement integrity and minimizes foreign object debris to extend the taxiway's useful life, with Phase 1 funding dedicated to constructing 1,450 feet of taxiway work.

The Illinois Department of Transportation administers this award as a state block grant program for nonprimary airport improvements within Illinois. The DuPage Airport Authority serves as the sub-grantee, receiving $816,910 of the total obligated amount for the taxiway rehabilitation work. The project carries a completion deadline of September 17, 2029, allowing approximately four years for design, construction, and closeout activities typical of FAA airport infrastructure projects.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project awards a state block grant program grant to the state of illinois to administer airport improvement program sub-awards for nonprimary airports within the state. This project rehabilitates 2,110 feet of existing paved taxiway c to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of constructing 1,450 feet of taxiway. This grant includes funding for dupage airport (DPA), located in the 3RD congressional district in illinois in the amount of $816,910. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports in the illinois state block grant program.