The FAA grant of $8 million was delivered to DFW Airport in an effort to make them more accessible to wheelchairs and strollers.
FORT WORTH, Texas — The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, announced a federal grant Monday in an effort to make the bathrooms at DFW Airport more accessible, according to a press release.
The Federal Aviation Administration grant of $8 million was delivered to DFW Airport to modernize its 37 bathrooms within five terminals in an effort to make them more accessible to wheelchairs and strollers, officials say.
“This administration is focused on making travel happier and more convenient for American families. The Golden Age of Travel includes a Family First agenda,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “We’re making airports inviting spaces for parents and children to relax and recharge prior to boarding.”
This is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – Airport Terminal Project, which benefits over 133 airports across 45 states with an investment of $970 million.
“The FAA is moving quickly to get these investments out the door and into airports nationwide,” said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford. “These projects will help create a more welcoming and accessible travel experience for families while demonstrating our commitment to improving America’s airports at record speed.”
This effort comes after Secretary Duffy encouraged airports to present ideas that would make airports more family-friendly.
Projects that support a more family-friendly environment include:
- Creating more children’s play areas or exercise areas
- Adding mothers’ rooms or nursing pods
- Reconfiguring security checkpoints to create family screening lanes
- Building sensory rooms for children with special needs
- Other creative terminal projects that focus on enhancing the family travel journey