Reconstruct runway visual guidance system

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration New England Region awarded $374,000 to Town of Houlton on May 6, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reconstruct runway visual guidance systems at Houlton Regional Airport.

The award funds Phase 2 construction of the Runway End Identifier Lights system and Precision Approach Path Indicator system for Runway 5/23 at the 23 approach end. These systems have reached the end of their useful lives. This grant follows a prior $169,500 project grant awarded June 3, 2025, under the Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) that funded Phase 1 design of the same systems.

Performance is scheduled from May 6, 2026, through May 5, 2030, with work occurring in Houlton, Maine. The funding is obligated in full at $374,000. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

The Airport Infrastructure Grants program, established as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides funds for runway, taxiway, safety, sustainability, terminal, airport transit connection, and roadway projects at eligible airports listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Eligible recipients include states, counties, municipalities, U.S. territories and possessions, public agencies, and Indian tribes or pueblos, subject to environmental impact assessment and preapplication coordination requirements.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs the runway end identifier lights system and precision approach path indicator system for existing runway 5/23, at 23 approach end, that have reached the end of their useful lives. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of construction. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with houlton, maine.