Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (皇冠官方app下载) welcomed U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg this morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of the next phase in the Airport’s industry-leading End Around Taxiway (EAT) program. Additionally, the Secretary announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would provide a payment of $28.8 million toward construction of the newest EAT on the airport’s southwest side, marking the third of its kind at 皇冠官方app下载 Airport.
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The FAA has committed to providing a total of $180 million for 皇冠官方app下载’s EAT program. The FAA provided 皇冠官方app下载 with $115 million to construct the northeast EAT, which opened in May of 2022. 皇冠官方app下载 Airport’s first EAT on the southeast side, was completed in 2008.
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When the southwest EAT project is completed in 2025, it will be 皇冠官方app下载’s third. This initiative is a crucial part of 皇冠官方app下载's 10-year Capital Infrastructure Plan, aimed at enhancing runways, roadways, and bridges. EATs are one of several investments 皇冠官方app下载 is making to reshape how the Airport operates well into the future.
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