Airports in Florence, Creswell and Cottage Grove Receive Federal Grants for Improvements

Airports in Florence, Creswell and Cottage Grove will receive federal grants in order to make improvements to their facilities.

The three Lane County recipients are among a group of 17 Oregon airports that received a total of roughly $10.3 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to address issues such as winter weather preparation, runway repairs, improved guidance systems, perimeter fencing and more, according to an announcement from Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley.

Here are the grant amounts for each of the Lane County airports:

Florence Municipal Airport: $450,000 to install weather reporting equipment City of Creswell Hobby Field: $160,000 to install runway vertical/visual guidance system Cottage Grove State Airport: $494,000 to install perimeter fencing

“Airports play a critical role in keeping our communities connected, and make the shipping and receiving of all kinds of essential goods and products — including vaccines — possible, creating jobs and helping Oregonians stay healthy,” Merkley said in the news release. “I’m grateful for this funding, which will help us make our airports more efficient and better prepared when the weather throws us a curveball."

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