Metro Airport will be getting nearly 50million dollars and the upgrades planned include replacing passenger boarding bridges, updating restrooms and new, energy efficient baggage claim belts
(Lansing, MI) --- The U.S. Department of Transportation is giving the state money to upgrade three major airports.
A 63-million dollar funding package will be split between Metropolitan Airport in Detroit, Flint-Bishop Airport in Flint, and Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
Metro Airport will be getting nearly 50-million dollars and the upgrades planned include replacing passenger boarding bridges, updating restrooms and new, energy efficient baggage claim belts.
A recent study found that Detroit Metro has over 30-million passengers using the facility annually.
— with files from MetroSource