Saratoga County Airport in Milton,
Saratoga County, received a grant of $630,000
from New York state for the construction of
a six-unit hangar.
The funds are part of Aviation Capital
Grants Program awards totaling $9 million,
officials announced in December.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said $26.8 million
in state funding is being awarded to 38 rail
and aviation safety, security and economic
development projects across the state. The
funding will generate approximately $36 million
in new investments for transportation
projects statewide.
“New York remains a vital transportation
hub, as well as a tourism destination, and
this funding will help ensure travel to and
in this state is safer, more convenient and
more reliable,” Cuomo said. “By investing
in our transportation infrastructure, we
are making long term improvements to our
rail and aviation systems in order to better
serve the people who use them, while also
expanding economic opportunities throughout
New York.”
New York state awarded $17.8 million
in funding from the state’s Passenger and
Freight Rail Assistance Program to 12 rail
projects that will repair and replace 65
miles of track and ties, rehabilitate rail grade crossings and bridges, and construct
new connections to improve safety and
operations.
The state also awarded $9 million to 26
aviation projects through the Governor’s
Aviation Capital Grants Program. Cuomo
said these investments will enhance airport
safety and security, including taxi-lane
striping and markings, runway and airfield
maintenance, and installation of automatic
weather observation stations. Other airport
related improvements that will benefit from
this funding include the construction and
rehabilitation of new and existing airport
terminals and aircraft hangars.
New York State Department of Transportation
Commissioner Joan McDonald said
investments in the renewal of rail and airport
infrastructure “are essential for the State to
remain economically competitive in an ever
changing global market place.”
The funding being allocated today was
included in the state’s 2014-15 budget. The
projects that received the funding were
selected through a competitive solicitation
process and rated on established criteria,
including project eligibility, consistency
with state rail and aviation plans, regional
economic benefits, and the ability to leverage
additional investments.