By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An $8 million grant funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enables West Virginia International Yeager Airport to begin a major modernization project designed to make its 77- year-old passenger terminal more accessible and passenger-friendly.
The grant, awarded last week by the Federal Aviation Administration, “enables us to make critical improvements that will transform the passenger experience at CRW,” said Dominique Ranieri, director and CEO of the Charleston airport.
The $8 million grant launches the initial phase of the airport’s “CRW Next” terminal development project, which includes remodeling the mezzanine and lobby restrooms and adding a second baggage belt.
That work is expected to get underway in December.
The next expected construction project will be the demolition of two outdated concourses and replacing them with a single state-of-the-art concourse.
