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Aderholt Announces $1.8 Million DOT Grant for Northeast Alabama Regional Airport in Gadsden

August 28, 2013

Aderholt Announces $1.8 Million DOT Grant for Northeast Alabama Regional Airport in Gadsden

Washington, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $1,891,600 to the City of Gadsden in Etowah County for the rehabilitation and runway construction at the Northeast Alabama Regional Airport.

“This grant will help the City of Gadsden’s with its efforts to continue expanding economic development opportunities and is great news for our area,” said Aderholt. “The Northeast Alabama Regional Airport is a key priority in growing our local and state economy and attracting new businesses and job creators to Etowah County and the surrounding area and I look forward to the project’s completion.

“The Northeast Alabama Regional Airport is a critical part of the City of Gadsden’s economic development goals. This DOT grant will fund runway improvements, enhance current military operations at the airport and help to attract private industry and investment to our area. We greatly appreciate Congressman Aderholt’s continued support of this project and his commitment to help bring jobs and economic opportunity to our area,” said Mayor of Gadsden Sherman Guyton.

The Project is funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Aderholt currently serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is a member of the Committee’s Commerce, Justice and Science; and Homeland Security Subcommittees, and also serves on the Helsinki Commission.

For more information about Aderholt’s work in Congress visit: www.aderholt.house.gov.