Unobhala wezokuThutha e-US u-Elaine L. Chao namuhla umemezele ukuthi uMnyango uzoklomelisa u-$477 million sezindiza Izibonelelo zengqalasizinda ezikhumulweni zezindiza ezingama-264 ezifundazweni ezingama-44, eziQhingini zasePacific, naseSifundeni saseColumbia. Lesi yisabelo sesithathu sesamba semali eyizigidigidi ezi-3.18 zamaRandi I-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) uxhaso lwe-Airport Improvement Program (AIP) lwezikhumulo zezindiza kulo lonke elase-United States.
“Amaphrojekthi wengqalasizinda axhaswe yilezi zibonelelo azothuthukisa ukuphepha, athuthukise ukuhamba, adale imisebenzi futhi anikeze ezinye izinzuzo zezomnotho emiphakathini yendawo,” kusho uNobhala Wezokuthutha wase-US u-Elaine L. Chao.
Amaphrojekthi akhethiwe ahlanganisa ukwakhiwa kabusha kwemigwaqo yezindiza kanye nokuvuselelwa, ukwakhiwa kwezindawo zokucisha umlilo, nokulungiswa kwemigwaqo yamatekisi, amaphinifa kanye namatheminali. Ukwakhiwa kanye nezinto zokusebenza ezisekelwa yile mali kukhulisa ukuphepha kwezikhumulo zezindiza, amandla okubhekana nezimo eziphuthumayo, namandla, futhi kungasekela ukukhula komnotho kanye nentuthuko esifundeni ngasinye sesikhumulo sezindiza.
Ingqalasizinda yesikhumulo sezindiza e-United States, enezikhumulo zezindiza ezingu-3,332 kanye nemigwaqo yezindiza egandayiwe engu-5,000, isekela ukuncintisana kwethu kwezomnotho futhi ithuthukisa izinga lokuphila. Ngokohlaziyo lwakamuva lwezomnotho lwe-FAA, izindiza zomphakathi zase-US zenza u-$1.6 trillion emisebenzini yezomnotho isiyonke futhi zisekela imisebenzi ecishe ibe yizigidi eziyi-11. Ngaphansi kobuholi bukaNobhala Chao, uMnyango uletha ukutshalwa kwezimali kwe-AIP kubantu baseMelika, abancike engqalasizinda ethembekile.
Izikhumulo zezindiza zingathola inani elithile lemali yokufaneleka ye-AIP unyaka ngamunye ngokusekelwe kumazinga omsebenzi nezidingo zephrojekthi. Uma izidingo zabo zephrojekthi enkulu zidlula izimali zabo zokufaneleka ezitholakalayo, i-FAA ingangezelela amalungelo abo ngoxhaso lokuzikhethela.
Eminye yemiklomelo yezibonelelo ihlanganisa:
• I-Des Moines International Airport izothola u-$4.77 million wokwakha kabusha iphinifa kanye nomgwaqo wetekisi
• I-Chicago/Rockford International Airport izothola cishe u-$11.3 wezigidi ukuze kulungiswe umzila wezindiza kanye nomzila wetekisi
• I-MBS International e-Saginaw, e-Michigan izothola cishe u-$4.65 wezigidi ukuze kwakhiwe umgwaqo wamatekisi
• I-Minneapolis-St. U-Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain uzothola imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-9.7 zamaRandi ukuze akhe umzila wamatekisi, athuthukise indawo yokuphepha emzileni wezindiza, afake izibani zamatekisi, futhi afake uphawu lokungena komgwaqo.
• Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Tweed-New Haven e-Connecticut sizothola imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-2.7 zamaRandi ngesilinganiso sokunciphisa umsindo ezindaweni zokuhlala ezingaphakathi kwe-65-69 DNL
• I-Portsmouth International e-Pease eNew Hampshire izothola cishe u-$13.5 wezigidi ukuze yakhe kabusha umzila wezindiza
• I-Missoula International izothola imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-9.2 zamaRandi ukuze kwakhiwe ibhilidi letheminali
• I-Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport e-Washington State izothola cishe u-$27.5 wezigidi ukuze kwakhiwe umzila wezindiza, ithole ijeneretha yezimo eziphuthumayo, futhi ithole izinto zokususa iqhwa.
• Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe SaseSan Diego sizothola imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-4.48 zamaRandi ngezinyathelo zokunciphisa umsindo ezindaweni zokuhlala ezingaphakathi kwe-65-69 DNL
