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Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03), announced that the Port of Portland has been awarded $7,657,874 in federal funding for Hillsboro Airport and Portland International Airport (PDX).
"Portland’s airports connect our communities, businesses, and travelers to the rest of the world," said Merkley. "As Hillsboro Airport and PDX continue to grow, we must invest in critical airport improvements—such as runways, taxiways, and innovative groundwater management—to allow these hubs to keep driving our economy forward and growing local tourism."
"These two metro-area airports play an essential role in building an even stronger quality of life for Oregonians and for economic development statewide," said Wyden. "Vital infrastructure such as Portland International Airport and Hillsboro Airport requires investments just like these that keep them safe for travelers and modern for years to come."
"I’m grateful for the federal funding going to the Portland and Hillsboro airports," said Bonamici. "These investments will help maintain and update critical infrastructure and keep the runways safe."
"PDX is the best airport in the country," said Dexter. "I am grateful to have fought for this funding to improve airport infrastructure and secure a transformative groundwater management system to keep our travelers, workers, and communities safe."
"From the terminal to the taxiways, we work to keep every inch of our airports safe and efficient," said Curtis Robinhold, Executive Director of the Port of Portland. "These federal investments will fund essential runway and taxiway maintenance at Hillsboro Airport and support a pilot program for an innovative groundwater management system for construction projects at PDX. Projects like these are core to maintaining smooth airport operations, and I’m grateful for the Oregon delegation’s continued commitment to keeping our critical infrastructure first-class."
The awards—totaling nearly $8 million from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—for the Port of Portland are as follows:
- $7,057,474 for Hillsboro Airport to reconstruct 550 feet of existing paved Runway 13R/31L that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs 1,500 feet of existing paved Taxiway A, A8, A9, and B pavement that have reached the end of their useful lives.
- $600,400 for Portland International Airport (PDX) to help construct a portable groundwater PFAS treatment system for on-airport water quality mitigation as part of the Federal Aviation Administration environmental mitigation pilot program.
