Oconee & Pickens Airports To Receive Portion of Federal Grants

More than $1.2 billion in safety and infrastructure federal grants awarded by the Trump Administration was announced by Secretary of Transportation Elain Chao yesterday. The monies will be distributed nationwide among 405 airports.

Locally, the airports in Oconee and Pickens Counties will reportedly share in the benefits. Oconee’s Regional Airport is to receive $191,300 to buy property for development, while the airport in Pickens County will be allotted $260,700 to rehabilitate it’s taxi and runway.