In Colorado, the failure to pass a funding extension means that Federal Aviation Adminstration officials will be unable to disburse about $13.2 million in grant money to Colorado airports.
A project scheduled to receive about half the FAA grant money is a runway rehabilitation at Denver International Airport. A DIA spokesman said the $25 million project — of which $6 million is FAA money — will go ahead in mid-August no matter what happens. In addition, 27 FAA employees in Colorado will face furloughs.
Due to the stoppage, the Colorado Springs Airport has pushed back a $9.6 million taxiway rehabilitation project to next year. Aviation director Mark Earle said the delay means an increase in maintenance costs and no work for construction workers
Also affected is a runway rebuild at the Fort Collins-Loveland airport that will also increase maintenance costs.
