Buttigieg is visiting airports all over the country as part of a tour to highlight FAA investments.
DFW Airport's new end-around taxiwayU.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will announce a $28.8 million airfield safety project at DFW International Airport Thursday, a move aimed at preventing near collisions between jets that have raised concerns about the nation’s travel system.
The project will build a Southwest end-around taxiway to reduce the need for aircraft to cross runways 36L and 35R at the airport. Buttigieg is visiting airports all over the country as part of a tour to highlight Federal Aviation Administration investments, following an uptick in close calls on airfields.
“We can never take for granted that air travel is the safest mode of transportation in America. We must continue working to make aviation even safer by eliminating close calls like the ones we’ve seen in recent weeks,” said Buttigieg in a release. “This funding will make it significantly safer for planes to navigate the airfield, reducing the risk of a potential collision, while also reducing delays and carbon emissions.
Buttigieg also visited Charlotte Douglas International Airport, which is also constructing an end-around taxiway; Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Ark., where airport leaders are redesigning a taxiway to reduce risk and confusion on the airfield. After DFW Airport, he plans to visit Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport and the FAA’s aeronautical center to meet with air traffic control trainees.
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