Atlanta airport gets more than $55 million additional investment for construction projects

The Atlanta City Council approved adding more than $55 million in additional investments in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for a variety of projects.

According to council documents, the projects receiving portions of the funding include work on Concourses A and B, the Central Passenger Terminal Complex Fire Life Safety Enhancement Projects and inspections for perimeter gates and airport exits.

Part of the funding is also going toward renewal and extension costs for the airport budget.

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The move to provide more investments follows the news that the nearly five dozen construction projects underway at the airport are costing as much as $3.3 million per day.

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After passage on Monday by the Atlanta City Council, the funding decision goes to Mayor Andre Dickens for final approval or veto.

The council also approved a request for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to revise the city’s Area Median Income to help with housing affordability.

The city council also gave the greenlight to accept a $24 million in grant funding from HUD for housing access programs in Atlanta and approved for the development of a grocery store on Cascade Road, which the council described as historically underserved.

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