The groundbreaking for a new aircraft rescue and firefighting building at Blue Grass Airport is happening Thursday.

The airport is getting more than $10.1 million dollars as part of an infrastructure grant from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Congressman Andy Barr will be on hand for the ceremony.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be held off Aviator Road at 9 a.m.

The grant is part of a $770.8 million award from the $3.18 billion dollar Airport Improvement Program. In total, 569 grants have been given to 522 airports, which will fund infrastructure projects including runways, taxiways, aprons, terminals, aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, and snow removal equipment.

Blue Grass Airport is served by four major airlines providing non-stop and connecting service to hundreds of destinations worldwide. The airport serves more than 1.3 million passengers annually.