Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer on Monday announced more than $21 million in federal grants for the state's two largest airports.
Omaha's Eppley Airport will receive $20.9 million, which will be used for constructing a canopy on the airport's terminal building and widening the terminal entrance road.Â
The Lincoln Airport will receive $414,900, which will be used to help pay for replacement of the existing terminal building cooling towers, fans, internal exhaust decks, control equipment and associated plumbing.
The grants, which were originally announced in July, are from a $5 billion fund that was approved specifically for airport terminal projects as part of the federal infrastructure law.
The grant for the Lincoln Airport was originally announced at $850,000 based on the expected cost of the project it was funding, which wound up being less than half the estimate.
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Both airports are undergoing major terminal expansion projects. The Lincoln Airport began its $55 million project in 2021 and expects to have it mostly complete later this year. The expansion will add 35,000 square feet to the terminal, including additional gates, and will add modern features, such as a single security screening line.
Eppley is planning to start a $600 million project that will nearly double the size of the existing terminal. Construction is expected to start in 2024 and be complete by the end of 2027.
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