San Diego’s airport is getting a $26.3 million grant to fund the Terminal 1 project, which includes a new taxiway for the the one-runway airfield.
San Diego’s new Terminal 1, still a year away from the completion of its first phase, has scored yet another multi-million-dollar grant from the federal government to help defray costs.
In addition to adding 11 more gates in what will be a brand new meeting, the Terminal 1 project will feature an expanded and much-improved lineup of food and retail concessions, a 5,200-space parking garage, and a baggage handling system that will be able to process up to 2,000 bags per hour during peak periods.
Apart from the Terminal 1 upgrade, the overall $3.8 billion project will include a second taxiway for the airport. The latest grant includes money for both shifting the existing taxiway about 37 feet to the south and building a new 6,300-foot-long taxiway. And the apron construction that is being funded will provide positions for overnight aircraft parking.
San Diego was one of 56 California airports, from Monterey to Los Angeles, that were awarded more than $219 million in grant funding from the FAA. The money comes by way of the Airport Improvement Program, which invests in airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, noise cancellation, zero-emission equipment, and airport signage. Nationwide, nearly $2 billion in federal grant money was awarded to airports across the country and in U.S. territories.
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