{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0d0134e6-86f9-4764-9186-514cf8b91f02", "Delegation Announces $4.9 Million for Airport Infrastructure, Highway Safety in North Dakota", "2013-06-28", "2013", "2013-06", "Democrat", "House", "ND", "Heidi Heitkamp", "H001069", "www.heitkamp.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "ContactL Todd Deutsch, (202) 224-2043 \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\tWASHINGTON \u2013 Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp and Congressman Kevin Cramer announced today that two North Dakota airports have been awarded more than $3.2 million for airport construction and maintenance projects and the North Dakota Department of Transportation has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in grants to improve highway safety.\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re working to ensure that communities across North Dakota have safe and reliable roads, highways and airports to meet our growing needs,\u201d said the delegation in the joint statement. \u201cThese grants will help to improve and expand our airports and improve road safety. Safe and secure travel is important to maintaining and improving the high quality of life that North Dakotans deserve.\u201d\r\nThe following grants were awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration:\r\n \r\nCrosby Municipal Airport will receive $641,152 for runway lighting and guidance systems and to rehabilitate the apron pavement and runways.\u00a0\r\nHector International Airport will receive $2,581,587 to construct taxiways and to expand the apron to provide additional aircraft parking.\r\n \r\nThe North Dakota Department of Transportation will receive nearly $1.7 million in grants through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help improve highway safety. The grants support programs to reduce impaired driving, improve motorcycle awareness and other safety measures.\u00a0\u00a0\r\nThe grants were awarded by the U.S Department of Transportation with funds appropriated by Congress.\r\n\u00a0\r\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0d0134e6-86f9-4764-9186-514cf8b91f02"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5205922536551952, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}