U.S. DOT Commits Aid for Atlanta, Myrtle Beach Airport Projects
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has made multi-year commitments to help finance airport construction projects in Atlanta and Myrtle Beach, S.C. DOT Secretary Norman Mineta said Feb. 28 that his department had signed letters of intent to provide $26 million over five years for an "end around" taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and $43 million over eight years towards an apron and new taxiways at Myrtle Beach International to support a planned new terminal.
A week earlier, DOT announced a similar, but larger pledge--$200 million over 11 years to Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia for a new, fourth runway. That project's total cost is estimated at $356 million.