LIMA — Funneled through the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced allocations of $273 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants Tuesday, and a number of projects in the region have received dollars.
They include Bluffton Airport, $907,500 to rehabilitate the taxiway; Allen County Airport, $279,796 to rehabilitate the apron and install runway vertical; and the Van Wert County Airport, $79,480 to expand the apron.
