7/22/2010 - Shelby Announces Transportation Funding for Alabama
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), a senior member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee, today announced subcommittee approval of the fiscal year 2011 Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Included in this bill is funding for several important projects throughout Alabama. Following today's action by the subcommittee, the bill will now go to the full Appropriations Committee for approval. Among the projects listed but not limited to these are:
Huntsville International Airport International Intermodal Center - $500,000
Phase IV of the International Intermodal Center expansion completes the funding of the Master Plan providing an additional air cargo apron for the operation of the previously funded air cargo facility. This project will benefit residents in the region through job creation, commerce expansion, and it will serve as an incentive to prospective businesses considering relocation to the area.
-Huntsville International, Airnav image-
"Madison County's unemployment has consistently been the one of the lowest in the State due to Huntsville's thriving business and research community," said Shelby. "Allowing for further airport expansion incentivizes further growth in the region."
Lanett Municipal Airport Runway Construction - $1.5 Million
This project is the second and final phase of the Lanett Municipal Airport runway expansion project. The existing runway length of 3,148 feet is inadequate to service the corporate air traffic needs of this area. A longer runway is necessary to support the growing aviation needs of the local area driven in part by the construction of the KIA Motors Corporation automobile manufacturing plant 4 miles away in West Point, Georgia.
-Lanett Municipal Airport, Airnav image-
"A longer runway is necessary for Lanett Municipal Airport to boost economic development in the area and attract tier one auto parts suppliers, who will need an adequate airport to support increased business," said Shelby. "If this airport is able to support greater air traffic it will be an incredible economic development and job creation tool for a region in Alabama that has recently lost numerous jobs."
In addition to airport improvement construction, details of other Housing and Urban Development Projects were announced. FMI: Office of US Sen. Richard Shelby
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