The only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast has received a hefty grant to build a new rescue and fire-fighting station.
$6.5 million from the Federal Aviation Administration will support the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport’s project. The current facility isn’t big enough to house a new truck.
Congressman Peter DeFazio chairs the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. He says this has all been overdue for some time.
“The building in which they were housing the equipment, 75 years old, it’s infested with mold, it can’t be rehabilitated," says DeFazio.
"And they were parking as they could in hangars, or sometimes just leaving the equipment outside. Not good in a coastal environment. And it’ll certainly help with the prospect of life and safety at that airport.”
Located in North Bend, the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport has United Airlines flights, including a direct route to Denver that begins next month.
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