Updated at 7:02 p.m., Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Kona airport tower project gets $6.5 million
Advertiser Staff
The U.S. Department of Transportation has redirected nearly $6.5 million in federal transportation money for the design and construction of a new air traffic control tower at Kona International Airport, according to a news release issued today by U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's office."The existing control tower — built as a temporary facility 36 years ago — is ill-suited for an airport that now serves three million domestic and international travelers," Inouye said in the release.
Inouye, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to provide a timetable for the completion of site and design assessment for the news tower. The estimated total cost for the new tower is about $26 million.
