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Monday, October 06, 2003

Airport Completes Phase 1 of Taxiway Alpha Project

SIOUX CITY, IA – Glenn Januska, Director of the Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field, announced today the completion of the Taxiway Alpha project phase 1. The construction was required to accommodate the conversion from the Iowa Air National Guard’s F-16 fighter aircraft to the KC-135 air refuelers. The $4.3 million dollar project, funded by the National Guard, reconstructed an existing 1,900 foot long by 50 foot wide section of Taxiway Alpha, widening it to 75 feet and increasing the pavement section from 12” of concrete to 15” of concrete over a 14” base and 6” subgrade. The project also included construction of a new section of Taxiway Alpha providing for the first time a full length parallel taxiway to Runway 13/31.

“We’re very happy to have this first phase of the Taxiway Alpha project completed,” said Januska. “The two sections of taxiway included with this project were the two key pavement sections that needed to be addressed to allow the KC-135s to begin flying out of the Airport.” The next phase of the project is to be funded with $2 million dollars from the Military Construction (MILCON) appropriations bill currently in conference committee.


Monday, October 06, 2003 Airport Completes Phase 1 of Taxiway Alpha Project SIOUX CITY, IA – Glenn Januska, Director of the Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field, announced today the completion of the Taxiway Alpha project phase 1. The construction was required to accommodate the conversion from the Iowa Air National Guard’s F-16 fighter aircraft to the KC-135 air refuelers. The $4.3 million dollar project, funded by the National Guard, reconstructed an existing 1,900 foot long by 50 foot wide section of Taxiway Alpha, widening it to 75 feet and increasing the pavement section from 12” of concrete to 15” of concrete over a 14” base and 6” subgrade. The project also included construction of a new section of Taxiway Alpha providing for the first time a full length parallel taxiway to Runway 13/31. “We’re very happy to have this first phase of the Taxiway Alpha project completed,” said Januska. “The two sections of taxiway included with this project were the two key pavement sections that needed to be addressed to allow the KC-135s to begin flying out of the Airport.” The next phase of the project is to be funded with $2 million dollars from the Military Construction (MILCON) appropriations bill currently in conference committee.		« Current Press « July 2007 « November 2006 « October 2006 « June 2006 « May 2006 « April 2006 « March 2006 « February 2006 « January 2006 « December 2005 « November 2005 « October 2005 « September 2005 « August 2005 « July 2005 « June 2005 « May 2005 « August 2004 « July 2004 « June 2004 « May 2004 « October 2003 « August 2003 « July 2003 « December 2002 « November 2002 « October 2002 « July 2002 « March 2002 « January 2002 « December 2001 « November 2001 « October 2001 « September 2001 « August 2001 « July 2001 « June 2001 « May 2001 « April 2001 « March 2001 « February 2001 « RSS 1.0 « RSS 2.0 « RSS Atom FlightView^® Map
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