- City:
- Portland, ME
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Description
Multiple New Deal agencies were involved with the development of what is now called the Portland International Jetport.
Under FERA and MERA (Maine Emergency Relief Administration), a 2000 x 100 gravel runway and a 1500 x 100 gravel runway were constructed.
W.P.A. projects, sponsored by the City of Portland:
- “Improve municipal airport”
Official Project Number: 165‐1‐11‐111
Total project cost: $669,295.00 - “Complete construction of airport”
Official Project Number: 65‐1‐11‐2213
Total project cost: $93,335.00
Source notes
Nationwide Context, Inventory, and Heritage Assessment of Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on Department of Defense Installations, July 2009 (page C-86).
https://www.portlandjetport.org/about_the_portland_international_jetport/history
Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on February 8, 2018.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.
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