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O'Hare gets $10 million for taxiway to help new runway
Federal officials hope grant also serves as shot in the arm for restarting runway expansion talks
By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune reporter
9:26 p.m. CDT, September 20, 2013
O'Hare International Airport is receiving a $10 million federal grant for airfield construction that will allow for more flights, with Illinois congressmen hopeful the money also will jump-start stalled negotiations between Chicago and the airlines over completing the runway expansion project.
The Federal Aviation Administration funding announced Friday will cover much of the cost to build a key taxiway that's critically important to the efficient and safe operation of a new runway that officials say is scheduled to open Oct. 17.