$15-million in grants coming to Missouri

Last month, Missouri received two grants totaling $15-point-5 million for airport and transit services across the state. Four aviation projects were selected in the State Block Grant Program, with estimated project costs of $10 million. The approved projects include an apron reconstruction project at Lee C. Fine Memorial Airport near Osage Beach at $4 million; a project to reconstruct a Runway at the Malden Regional Airport for $2-point-915 million) and a runway rehabilitation and a project to reconstruct a taxiway at the Kirksville Regional Airport which was approved for $3-point-3 million. The rest of the grant funds were awarded for bus and public transit programs including OATS.