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Senator Duckworth meets with transportation leaders in southern Illinois, secures funding for SI Airport

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MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WSIL) � U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth met with leaders in southern Illinois recently while touring SIU’s Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center.

Duckworth met with Southern Illinois Airport Director Gary Shafer and secured $500,000 in federal funding recently for the Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center. Duckworth toured the facility with SIU Chancellor Dr. Austin Lane and former U.S. Representative Glenn Poshard.

Duckworth is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation. She talks about the importance of having support for the facility.

“Southern Illinois Airport is an essential economic hub for our state and the region, and making sure it has the federal support to thrive is a top priority,”�Duckworth said.“I had a good conversation with Director Shafer, Chancelor Lane and Rep. Poshard about plans for Southern Illinois Airport and the Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center. I will continue to work alongside airport leadership as I advocate for additional federal investments to make our aviation system safer, modernize our infrastructure and support economic development in Illinois.�

Duckworth stated she earlier helped withwhich were signed into law under President Biden’s bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024.

This included provisions which improved consumer safety, expanded the aviation workforce and enhanced protections for travelers with disabilities.

Duckworth secured the $500,000 earlier in October with funding through the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) SEDAP for Southern Illinois Airport. This was in support for hangar expansion projects.

Theat Southern Illinois Airport is considered the premier transportation education center in the Midwest and among the top such facilities in the country. In October 2022, SIU renamed the Center to the Glenn Poshard Transportation Education Center to honor the former SIU System president, whose efforts are credited with helping secure funding for the state-of-the-industry facility that houses Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized automotive and aviation programs.

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