LANSING, MI— Four U.P. airports will receive a portion of $4 million in state improvement grants.
The one-time money comes from the Michigan Aeronautics Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation. It can be used for 44 improvement projects.
The Ontonagon County Airport is getting $170,000 to buy a tractor mulcher. Sanderson Field in Sault Ste. Marie will receive $50,000 to acquire a tug and ground power unit. The Albert J. Lindberg Airport in Hessel has been given $85,000 for pavement joints and to seal the pavement surface. And the Luce County Airport in Newberry is getting $47,150 to seal the pavement surface and create pavement joints.