Tuesday, July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012 - Successful Phase Change!

July 31, 2012 - Successful Change to the Phase 2 Expedited Work Area:

Excellent coordination and execution by the Contractors on the Runway 1/19 Project resulted in a smooth transition to Phase 2A, the "Bulls Eye" area of the project on Sunday (July 29, 2012) afternoon at around 3:00 pm.  Work on the removal and replacement of the entire intersection pavement of Runway 7/25 and 1/19 will begin this week.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

NOTICE OF RUNWAY CLOSURES - July 25, 2012

CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND!!

Runway 7/25 and 1/19 will be closed at 11:00 pm on Saturday, July 28, 2012 to transition the airfield configuration to a shortened Runway 7/25 for the Phase 2A Expedited Construction Work on Runway 1/19.  Runway 7/25 and Runway 1/19 will re-open on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at 4:00 pm.  Runway 7/25 will be shortened to 7,600' in length.  This expedited phase will be under construction for 43 days. 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

July 17, 2012 - Pavement Marking for Taxiway Changes

June 17, 2012 - Pavement Marking for Taxiway B North and L Opening:

In preparation for the Phase Change to Close Taxiway F, the Pavement Marking Contractor installs the new Taxiway B North and L centerlines.  Taxiway F will be closed for the continued construction of the Runway 1/19 on Monday, July 23rd. 


New Taxiway L Centerline Marking

New Taxiway B North and L Centerline Marking



Tuesday, July 17, 2012

UPDATE - Change for Airport Bonanza Event

UPDATE: July 17, 2012 - Change to Help Accommodate Airport Bonanza Event:

In order to help Aircraft Traffic Flow and operations during the upcoming Bonanza event, the construction phase change to close Taxiway F and Opening of Taxiways B North and L will be changed from Wednesday, July 18, 2012 to Monday, July 23, 2012. 

The relocation of the Runway 25 threshold is still scheduled for the weekend of July 28th and 29th.  No changes to this important milestone are expected. 

Remember to keep checking the NOTAMs prior to your flight for further updates.

Thursday, July 12, 2012

PHASE Change Notice!!

We have scheduled the closure of Taxiway F at Runway 1/19 for Wednesday, July 18, 2012.  Prior to closure of Taxiway F we will open Taxiways B north and L to accommodate traffic to the Northeast Quadrant of the Airport.  See the Phase 2 Plan for Open and Closed Taxi routes.

In addition, we are making plans for the Relocation of the Runway 25 threshold and initiation of Phase 2 Expedited area (Bulls Eye) for the weekend of July 28th and 29th.  This is nearly 1 month ahead of Schedule!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 - Bituminous Paving Begins on Shoulders

July 10, 2012 - Bituminous Paving begins on Shoulders:

Bituminous Paving began today for the paved shoulders on Phase 1 of the Runway 1/19 rehabilitation project.  We expect the paving to continue for 3 days. 

Thursday, July 5, 2012

July 5, 2012 - Phase 1 Concrete Paving Nearing Completion

July 5, 2012 - Phase 1 Concrete Paving Nearing Completion:

The contractor is progressing well on Phase 1 Construction.  Due to the extreme heat concrete paving completion has been pushed back to Monday, July 9th.  We anticipate an early phase change into Phase 2 due to excellent progress and great weather.  We anticipate moving up the "bulls eye" construction and relocation of the Runway 25 threshold to the weekend of July 28th!!  Stay tuned for more details and schedule information.

Concrete Paving for Phase 1 Nearly COMPLETE.