Updated September 21, 2018

On Friday, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration was awarding a $5.6 million grant to the Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Florence for reconstruction of airfield guidance signs and runway rehabilitation.

The grant is part of $586 million handed out on Friday to airports around the country. It is the fifth installment of grants awarded as part of the $3.18 billion Airport Improvement Plan. 

“These Airport Improvement Grants are investments in our country’s critical infrastructure,” said Secretary Chao in a statement.

Memphis, Knoxville, Nashville, and Johnson City airports in Tennessee also received grant money for airport improvements.