(The Center Square) — A Georgia study identified more than $103 million in air cargo investments at Georgia airports to keep up with growing demands, and state taxpayers may fund at least some of the projects.
The Statewide Air Cargo Study conducted for the Georgia Department of Transportation recommended the state create an Air Cargo Working Group to, in part, advocate for funding from the state legislature. The study does not include the air cargo investment needed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the country’s 13th busiest air cargo airport.
The upgrades are primarily for Albany’s Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, which needs $30.3 million, and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, which needs $70.8 million. Both Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport and East Georgia Regional Airport in Swainsboro need $1.3 million in investment.
(The Center Square) — A Georgia study identified more than $103 million in air cargo investments at Georgia airports to keep up with growing demands, and state taxpayers may fund at least some of the projects.
The Statewide Air Cargo Study conducted for the Georgia Department of Transportation recommended the state create an Air Cargo Working Group to, in part, advocate for funding from the state legislature. The study does not include the air cargo investment needed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the country’s 13th busiest air cargo airport.
The upgrades are primarily for Albany’s Southwest Georgia Regional Airport, which needs $30.3 million, and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, which needs $70.8 million. Both Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport and East Georgia Regional Airport in Swainsboro need $1.3 million in investment.
By T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor
