RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state funds totaling $4,285,500 for projects that help improve safety and customer service at seven North Carolina airports including Johnston Regional Airport in Smithfield.
The funds the N.C. Board of Transportation approved are:
· $240,300 in state funds for the design and bid of runway and apron rehabilitation at Curtis L. Brown Field in Elizabethtown,
· $775,800 in state funds for phase one of wildlife fence installation at Davidson County Airport in Lexington,
· $90,000 in state funds for the design and bid of an airfield drainage system assessment at Duplin County Airport in Kenansville,
· $189,000 in state funds for the design and bid of runway pavement rehabilitation at Henderson Field Airport in Wallace,
· $482,400 in state funds for AWOS and glideslope critical area clearing at Johnston Regional Airport in Smithfield,
· $2,340,000 in state funds for land acquisition in the runway protection zone at Moore County Airport in Carthage,
· $168,000 in state funds for taxiway land acquisition at Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport.
North Carolina’s 72 public airports serve as vital economic engines connecting people and business enterprises with the world. Airports and aviation-related industries contribute more than $61 billion to North Carolina’s economy each year, according to the 2021 State of Aviation report. They support 373,000 jobs, generate more than $2.5 billion in state and local tax revenue, and provide more than $15 billion in personal income.
The funds awarded will be distributed by the NCDOT Division of Aviation, and do not necessarily represent the total cost of a project.
$2,340,000 in state funds for land acquisition in the runway protection zone at Moore County Airport in Carthage
How much of this money is going to be used to rebuild the Pit-n- Pig restaurant? tax dollars to rebuild a private business 🤬
https://www.wral.com/it-s-like-the-loss-of-a-family-member-fire-destroys-beloved-bbq-restaurant-pik-n-pig/19703127/
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Pik n pig is not at the Moore County Airport. It is at a private air strip. Two different places.
You are correct, my error 🥺