FAA Aids Worcester Airport Vegetation Removal
The federal government is giving Worcester Regional Airport nearly $500,000 to help pay for the removal of trees and other vegetation from the ends of the facility's runway, according to the Massachusetts Port Authority, or MassPort.
MassPort, which operates the airport, said it's receiving $486,000 from the Federal Aviation Adninistration (FAA), which accounts for most of the cost of the current phase of a five-year vegetation management plan that identifies potential hazards to aircraft. That plan was approved by conservation commissions in Worcester and Leicester. MassPort said the vegetation had been removed last winter.
In 2010, MassPort acquired the airport from the city and has since invested $10 million to strengthen its basic infrastructure and is considering another $40 million to meet FAA guidelines and to improve its landing system. The state agency said it's moving forward with plans for a parallel taxiway and installation of a Category III instrument landing system at the airport. Both are needed for the long-term growth of the facility and to make a safe facility even safer, MassPort said.
Later this year, commercial passenger service will return to Worcester after a nearly 20-month hiatus when JetBlue launches daily service to the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Orlando.
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