Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Project Will Bring New Jobs, Strengthen Local Economy
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator
Randy Babbitt broke ground Monday on a new $69 million air traffic
control tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility at
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, representing a significant
investment in the future of air traffic control. The new tower will
replace one that has served the airport since 1988.
(L-R) Ray LaHood, Randy Babbitt
“Rebuilding and expanding our aviation infrastructure is
critical for our nation’s economy,” said Secretary
LaHood. “The American Jobs Act will upgrade our airports and
runways, create good-paying jobs and lay the groundwork for a
modern air transportation system that keeps our nation economically
competitive and provides the service that passengers
deserve.”
“Airports are economic engines for our country. These
investments in airport infrastructure have both efficiency and
safety benefits,” said Administrator Babbitt.
“The new location for the Cleveland tower gives controllers a
better view of airport operations and will ensure that they are
prepared for the future of air traffic control.”
Facility construction is scheduled to be completed in 2014 and
is expected to generate nearly 100 new construction jobs. The new
324-foot-tall tower will be equipped with the latest aviation
technology to prepare for the FAA’s transformation to the
Next Generation Air Transportation System, or NextGen. The
technology will give air traffic controllers more precise, system
wide information about weather and flight data.
The Cleveland facility will include a tower cab with eight air
traffic positions where controllers direct aircraft in and around
Hopkins airport and a radar facility that controls air traffic in a
30-mile area around the Cleveland metropolitan region. In
2010, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport handled more than
194,000 aircraft arrivals and departures.
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