Rehabilitate taxiway

The City of Bangor, operating Bangor International Airport, received a $506,161.05 Project Grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) dated July 31, 2025. This award funds Phase 1 (preliminary design) of a taxiway rehabilitation project intended to maintain pavement structural integrity and extend useful life at the Bangor, Maine airport facility. The project encompasses rehabilitation of 6,770 feet of Taxiway A and 900 feet of Taxiway M, with the ultimate completion date set for July 30, 2029.

The grant supports the FAA's strategic objectives of safety and operational excellence by funding the planning and design phase for critical airport infrastructure improvements. This Phase 1 effort represents the initial planning stage of a multi-year infrastructure initiative that will address pavement preservation and foreign object debris mitigation on the airport's taxiway system. As a civilian public-use airport infrastructure project, this award aligns with the Airport Improvement Program's mission to develop and maintain a nationwide system of airports adequate to meet civil aeronautics needs.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project rehabilitates 6,770 feet of the existing paved taxiway a to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to extend its useful life. This project rehabilitates 900 feet of existing paved taxiway m to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris/maintain the structural integrity of the pavement to extend its useful life. This grant funds phase 1, which consists of preliminary design. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with bangor, maine.