Washington  – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded more than $3.3 million in grants for airports in Mandan and Jamestown. Details of the funding are as follows:

  • Mandan Municipal Airport – $2,101,000 – The funds will be used to install perimeter fencing.
  • Jamestown Regional Airport – $1,277,000 – The funds will be used to rehabilitate one of the airport’s runways and taxiways, as well as to improve a runway safety area.

Hoeven  says, “The airports in Mandan and Jamestown are particularly important to general aviation in those communities. Today’s funds will help improve airport safety for both pilots and passengers.”

In her news release, Senator Heidi Heitkamp said,

“Enabling airports to operate smoothly keeps our communities safe and helps local businesses to thrive.  These federal funds will help the Mandan and Jamestown airports make needed improvements that will keep them functioning. Everything from families to goods and services run through many of North Dakota’s airports that keep our economy on the move.”