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Runway Re-opened at the Air Force BaseDate Posted: 03/17/2010 |
North Wind recently completed a $27.2M demolition and reconstruction of the North-South Runway serving Charleston AFB, South Carolina and Charleston International Airport. North Wind was the Prime Contractor, with asphalt and concrete paving subcontractors Banks Construction, Summers Concrete Construction and RC Construction, and a Charleston material testing firm, WPC Environmental, providing independent quality control testing of materials. The project required demolition of an existing 7000’ asphalt surfaced runway, construction of a new 15” thick x 7000’ x 150’ concrete runway, new 25’ asphalt shoulders, addition of 1000’ and 800’ asphalt overruns at the North and South ends of the runway, replacement of a 950’ x 75’ taxiway, replacement of all runway and taxiway lights, electrical manholes, ductbanks and cables, lighted directional signs, new under pavement drainage system, multiple large storm drain structures and stormwater retention basins. Construction began on 9 April 2009, the schedule was extended several times for design changes and additional work, and the project was completed on time and budget on 23 Feb 2010.
Program Manager – Rusty Gilbert
Project Manager - Drew Wright
Site Superintendent - Dave Force
Quality Control Manager - Don Kellogg
Project Controls – Darin Craig
Contract Administrator – Cynthia Forbis
Runway 03-21 at Charleston Air Force Base is now back open for business. Base officials celebrated the grand re-opening with a ribbon cutting inside a Charleston C-17. The plane then took off for the first flight on the renovated runway.
The project price tag was $30 million.
One official compared the runway prior to the renovation as having ruts that were almost like driving over an old washboard. They told us some commercial pilots would specifically request to not land on that runway due to the condition. Now the runway has been smoothed over. Officials say having 2 runways that can be used at the airport will allow both military and civillian flights more room to take off and land at the airport.
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