GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in Grand Rapids on Monday, to talk about some big investments coming to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR).
Buttigieg is holding a news conference at the airport at 11:30 a.m. to discuss an $8.6 million investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Airport Terminals Grant program.
The money will be put towards expanding a terminal gate, adding eight new accessible passenger boarding bridges, and improving the airport's energy efficiency.
Ford Airport also recently announced an additional $3.6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. That grant will go toward infrastructure projects around the airport including expanding the airport’s snow removal equipment building, reconstructing existing airport service roads, runway lighting systems, and the aircraft rescue and firefighting building.
Buttigieg emphasizes how the investments will help the people of Grand Rapids get where they need to be faster, cheaper and more efficiently while supporting good-paying jobs in the area.
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