(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds is using 100 million dollars in federal pandemic relief money for upgrades at the state’s eight commercial airports. “While COVID was a massive for air travel, traffic is projected to grow significantly moving forward,” Reynolds says. “…Now is the time to maintain this momentum and ensure ongoing growth.”

Ten million dollars will be split equally among airports in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Sioux city, Waterloo, Mason city, Fort Dodge, Burlington. The other 90 million will be distributed based on passenger traffic in 2019. The projects being financed with this money are to be completed by 2026.