Photos: Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits the Eastern Iowa Airport

See photos from Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids

May. 25, 2023 3:15 pm, Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 9:35 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg walks with Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell and Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (center) speaks with Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand (left) and Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg walks past a construction site during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Construction crews work on a terminal expansion project at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

An airplane taxis past a construction site during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

An airplane takes off behind a construction site during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Airport Commission Chairman Duane Smith speaks during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand listen during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Sheet metal workers local 45 union member Rick Peterson during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty P. Lenss speaks during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand speaks during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg during an event at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Sunday, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The airport received a $20 million grant funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)