AUDIO: Federal dollars will help Phoenix Sky Harbor expand for the future

by Adnan Alam
  • Slug: Han- Federal investment at sky harbor.
  • Runtime: 1:35.
  • By Yoori Han.
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HOST INTRO:

PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL SOON GET ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HELPS PASSENGERS AND AIRPORT WORKERS. THIS WILL BE THE AIRPORT’S FOURTH TAXIWAY… ALL THANKS TO THE $194 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. AS CRONKITE NEWS YOORI (yur-ee) HAN (hahn) REPORTS, POLITICIANS AND AIRPORT WORKERS SAY THEY NEED MORE ROOM TO GROW AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD.
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NEARLY 125,000 PASSENGERS MOVE THROUGH SKY HARBOR DAILY. THOSE PASSENGERS ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH MORE THAN 57,000 JOBS. BUT THE AIRPORT IS LOOKING TO EXPAND…

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“This is a very exciting project”

PHOENIX MAYOR KATE GALLEGO WAS JOINED BY STATE AND FEDERAL POLITICIANS, AIRPORT EMPLOYEES, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO ANNOUNCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 2,000 – FOOT TAXIWAY. SHE SAYS THE NEW TARMAC WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER AIRCRAFT FLOW.

“That means your planes are likely to take off more quickly and you’ll spend less time on the tarmac, both landing and taking off.”

REPRESENTATIVE GREG STANTON SAYS PHOENIX SKY HARBOR’S 8000 FLIGHTS PER WEEK BRING NEW BUSINESSES AND NEW VISITORS TO THE STATE MAKING IT A HUGE ECONOMIC ENGINE. ITS CONVENIENT LOCATION IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX IS AN ADVANTAGE BUT ALSO A DISADVANTAGE.

< sot – GREG STANTON/ U.S. REPRESENTATIVE OF ARIZONA’S 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT/ hits xx-xx >
“That also means that land is a little bit scarce and instead of growing larger, we have to grow smarter. And that’s what this investment is all about, growing smarter so that this economic engine can continue to help us create jobs, jobs and more jobs.”

SKY HARBOR HAS A PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND WORKERS LIKE FABIAN SANDEZ WITH THE CARPETER’S UNION SAY THEY ARE EXCITED TO GET STARTED.

“this project will bring good paying jobs, wages to members and their families.”

YOORI HAN CRONKITE NEWS
HOST OUTRO:
THE AIRPORT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 5 MILLION DOLLARS TO GET STARTED. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2023 NO WORD ON WHEN THE NEW TAXIWAY WILL BE COMPLETED.