Utah 10 May 12, 2019

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Hill Air Force Base Begins $43.6M Runway Rehabilitation By Lori Tobias

U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw

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A $43.6 million project to rehabilitate the runway at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah will correct design issues, upgrade the electrical system, widen shoulders and add new signage. Some of the work is repair, while others are complete reconstruction, said Paul Waite, project officer of the 75th Civil Engineer Group. “The last time we did rehabilitation, we just did an overlay of the asphalt on the main portion,” Waite said. “In doing this project we really wanted to correct any wrongs,

Crews are milling and overlaying approximately 6 in. of asphalt on the main runway, using 3D modeling to create the peak in the center of the runway, as well as laying 3 in. of asphalt on the 25 ft. on either side of the main runway. U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw

Construction began in early spring and is expected to last through the summer. In addition to pavement reconstruction, the 13,500-ft. runway will get wider shoulders with new overruns, and updated electrical wiring for new airfield signs and lighting.

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anything that doesn’t meet Unified Facilities Criteria [UFCs], which are the Department of Defense design standard. It also relates to FAA design standards. The runway’s degrading asphalt was dra-

matically increasing debris, which has the potential to cause serious damage if sucked into an aircraft engine.” The runway was originally built around the WWII era and most

recently repaired in 2005. The components not in compliance include 1,000-ft. overruns at each end of the 13,500-ft. runway. The overruns are not part of the runsee HILL page 6

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