Washington - US Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has awarded New Jersey nearly $500,000 in funds to improve the airports of Morristown and Lakewood.
"The quality of our airports is crucial for travelers and for our state's economic competitiveness. This funding will help improve the facilities of two important New Jersey airports to help ensure thousands of travelers can get to their destination safely and on time. It will also help protect or create local jobs that local workers desperately need," said Senator Menendez.
"Transportation is the lifeblood of New Jersey and this federal grant funding will support our airports in Morristown and Lakewood," said Senator Lautenberg, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, which funds the FAA. "By minimizing safety hazards and ensuring that airports don't disrupt the local environment, these funds will help improve New Jersey's transportation network."
The funding will be distributed as follows:
Town of Morristown
$266,000 in funds to remove line of site obstructions.
$150,000 in funds to conduct a Wildlife Hazard Assessment to identify the wildlife species (birds, deers, etc.) that might interfere with airport activities and what might be done to control their impact.
Town of Lakewood
$27,220 for activities associated with the installation of a perimeter fencing. The funds will provide for wetland mitigation activities, including the planting and monitoring of trees required by the wetlands permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
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