AUBURN — A Maine airport has been awarded a federal grant of nearly $370,000 to help expand its runway.

Officials say the money will buy over 8 acres near the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport needed to ensure a safety buffer around the expanded runway.

Airport executive director Rick Cloutier tells the Lewiston Sun Journal that more air traffic would bring greater economic activity in the area.

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