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Charlotte Douglas opens North End Around Taxiway

Charlotte Douglas airport has opened a new route for planes on the ground. The North End Around Taxiway on the western side of the airport will help with congestion at the airport and will increase safety by reducing runway crossings, allowing planes to circumvent the runway.

Airport officials said the additional taxiway will also provide better flight spacing for arriving flights in Charlotte. The $253 million project was funded by both Passenger Facility Charge revenue and federal grants.

Kenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.