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2 Eastern Shore Airports Awarded FAA Grants

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Eastern Shore airports have been awarded grants for safety and environmental assessments.

Ocean City Municipal Airport received a $54,000 Federal Aviation Administration grant to study moving existing instrument landing system localizers to meet federal safety standards.

Bay Bridge Airport received a FAA grant of $150,000 for an environmental assessment to remove obstructions from the runway.

The grants were announced Friday by Maryland Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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