Federal Grant To Help Fund Deicing Facility At Gerald Ford Airport

Sept. 12, 2014
Containment plans will address public concerns about the accumulation of deicer chemicals in area waterways.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- A deicing containment facility planned at Gerald R. Ford International Airport is getting a boost from a federal grant.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving more than $7.2 million to the project, according to an announcement Wednesday from the offices of Senator Carl Levin and Senator Debbie Stabenow.

More details here.