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Contact: Bill Mosley
Tel.: (202) 366-5571
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $2 Million for Houma-Terrebonne
Airport
U.S.
Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced a grant of $2
million to rehabilitate a runway at Houma-Terrebone, LA, Airport.
"President
Bush and I remain dedicated to building a safe, secure and reliable
transportation system that operates efficiently, strengthens the economy and
improves our quality of life," Secretary Mineta said.
"Safety is the Bush administration's top transportation priority,
and protecting and improving our transportation infrastructure is of central
importance to all Americans. This
investment will help Houma-Terrebonne Airport maintain the highest levels of
safety in the years ahead."
"These
grants are critically important to our ongoing efforts to improve and modernize
airports all across Louisiana," said Rep. Billy Tauzin, chairman of the
House Energy and Commerce Committee. "With
these funds, we will create needed new jobs and update our state's
transportation system so that it can run more efficiently and effectively in the
future. Ultimately, saving time is
a big cost savings for Louisiana consumers and businesses."
The
funding will be used to preserve the airport's infrastructure by reconstructing
a runway, thereby enabling it to be used well into the future.
The
grant comes from the Airport Improvement Program of the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration.