Alabama Airport Improvement Project To Include VT

Huntsville International Airport in Huntsville, Alabama, will be starting a US$13.3 million terminal improvement project, WAAY 31 reports. The project plan is set to create more accessibility to the terminals with a second elevator and additional escalators, according to the source. Huntsville International Airport Public Relations Manager Mary Swanstrom said, “The experience will be better for those who might be mobility challenged. For example, if one of the elevators happens to go down, we’ll have an additional elevator that they will be able to use.” The airport won a competitive US$10 million grant from the bipartisan infrastructure law. The other US$3.3 million comes from the Federal Aviation Administration. In addition to the vertical transportation (VT), the airport plans to build a cell phone pick up lot as part of the improvement project.