Juneau International Airport on Friday received the last $6.4 million of a total $25.4 million federal grant for taxiway maintenance and for an emergency generator to supplement the airport’s emergency lighting system.
“It impacts everybody, including our helicopter operators,” JIA manager Patty Wahto said.
The grant is part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which gives money to airports to help keep facilities up to spec. The maintenance to the asphalt taxiways and generator is not expected to have significant effects on travel time, the majority of construction will be carried out through to 2021.