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Radar Screens Go Dark at Newark Airport (Again) | Fixing U.S. infrastructure costs money. The question is whether Congress will spend it.
Fixing U.S. infrastructure costs money. The question is whether Congress will spend it.
Radar screens that monitor Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey went completely black for about 90 seconds early Friday morning, according to a new report from ABC News. “There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace,” the FAA said in a statement. Duffy noted that there has been “decades of neglect” to America’s air traffic infrastructure, with a “patchwork of fixes” and “partial funding.” And while that’s true, it costs real money to upgrade entire systems, something the former reality TV show host didn’t provide specifics about, only noting it will cost “billions.” Duffy will need to ask Congress for money to invest in air traffic control systems, something that might be difficult in a political landscape where Republicans only want to cut funding for essential services.
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