Berry (AR01) -- Grant -- Lincoln, Pryor & Berry Announce over $ 2.1 Million for Area Airports

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	March 27, 2006

	Lincoln, Pryor & Berry Announce over $ 2.1 Million for Area Airports

	WASHINGTON – Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor, along with U.S. Representative Marion Berry (D-AR, 1^st) announced today that the 1^st Congressional District will receive $2,194,012 from the Federal Aviation Administration to make improvements at local airports. The grants were awarded to five airports throughout the region. The Federal Aviation Administration grants include: Arkansas County Stuttgart Municipal will receive $1,149,500 to preserve and extend the useful life of this critical airport pavement. DeWitt Municipal will receive $126,250 to increase the airport's ability to accommodate the parking of based aircraft and itinerant aircraft. Clay County Corning Municipal Airport will receive $150,000 to construct apron pavement needed to access an aircraft storage hangar on the airport. Lee County Steve Edwards Field in Marianna will receive $451,250 to construct taxiway pavement that will eliminate the need for back-taxiing on the runway. Lonoke County Carlisle Municipal Airport will receive $317,012 to extend the useful life of the taxiway pavement. --30--

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