Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Project kick-off Sunday, July 11th @ 9:00pm

We met with the FAA and the contractors for the Runway 6-24 rehabilitation project at the New River Valley Airport (KPSK), and we expect to get our notice to proceed work on Sunday, July 11th.

The contractor is beginning to set up equipment and we are excited to get the project started.

From our discussions with the contractor, based on a best case scenario, no bad weather or mechanical delays, the runway and taxiway closure would look something like this:

Sunday, July 11th - Tuesday, July 20th.
  • Runway 6-24 will be closed from 9:00pm until 7:00am daily for nighttime work. The runway will re-open at 7:00am. portions of Taxiway Alpha will be closed for part of this time.

Wednesday, July 21st - Thursday, August 5th
  • Runway 6-24 will be closed to all traffic for repaving. Taxiway Alpha and Bravo will be closed. Helicopter traffic will be permitted on the ramp.

This schedule is the best case scenario of no bad weather or other project delays. The date of the full-time runway closure could shift back by a few days depending on how the nighttime closures work progresses.

Sometime in late August or early September, we will have a few additional nighttime closures for the final runway markings and pavement grooving. Additional work by be done on a nighttime closures basis to wrap up a few loose ends in August.

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