The Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport has received a $225,000 federal transportation grant. It will go towards reconstruction of the taxiway and to reconstruct the airport apron for parking. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley made the announcement of the grant, part of the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement program. More than $2.7 million in federal transportation grants went to eleven Oregon airports. Merkley said small airports connect rural Oregon to economic opportunity, health care services, and more.