— Trenton-Mercer Airport is one of nine New Jersey airports being awarded a FY2023 Airport Improvement Program grant from the N.J. Department of Transportation.
It is also one of 29 airports nationwide that will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation under the FY2023 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FAA Contract Tower Program.
Trenton-Mercer is receiving a $700,000 state grant for the rehabilitation of Taxiway A, which represents 90 percent of the eligible cost of the project. The County will cover the remaining 10 percent.
The FAA grant being awarded to Trenton-Mercer under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is for $400,000 to fund an Environmental Assessment study for the replacement of the airport’s aging air traffic control tower.
“We continually seek federal and state funds to help ensure that Trenton-Mercer Airport meets the highest industry operational and safety standards,” said Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes.
“In 2022 alone, our airport acquired more than $4.2 million in FAA grants and more than $900,000 in New Jersey Department of Transportation grants.”