Reconstruct apron lighting; reconstruct service road

The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Great Lakes Region awarded the Metropolitan Airports Commission $2,318,965.33 on June 24, 2026, under the Airport Infrastructure Grants program (CFDA 20.117) to reconstruct apron lighting on Concourses B and C and to reconstruct 3,000 feet of an existing paved, non-public use service road that has reached the end of its useful life. This award funds Phase 2 of a broader project that will ultimately reconstruct apron lighting across Concourses A, B, C, and D at Minneapolis-area airports.

Performance runs through June 23, 2030, with work performed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The Airport Infrastructure Grants program provides federal funding for runway, taxiway, apron, terminal, and related airport infrastructure projects at eligible airports in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Projects are expected to be completed within a maximum four-year period of performance from grant award.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs 3,000 feet of existing paved, non-public use service road to minimize operations in movement areas that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs the existing concourses a, B, C, and D apron lighting that has reached the end of its useful life. This grant funds phase 2, which consists of reconstructing apron lighting on concourses B and C. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with minneapolis, minnesota.