PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CATEGORY I, ERECTION CONTRACT UP TO $500,000
STEEL SUPPORTINGFREEDOM Air Traffic Control Tower for C-5 Conversion Project Named 2006 SEAA Project of the Year By Tino Couller
Once a site for the C-130 llcrrnlcs Martinsburg,
the entire
mHlion airport control lo\vcr <lc.sigm:<l to serve both the· mili~
WV, fodlity that is home to the Air National
tary hase and the adjacent civilian airport. Now complete, the
aircraft,
Guard's 167th Airlift Wing was recently transformed into ;.1 h.,1sc..· f(,..
lhc.· C-5 Galaxy fk-et> a criti<·.:ilcomponent of the 1
tower was chosen by the SEAA as 2007 Project of the Year.
The complex gcomc1.ry of the air traflic control cab dc-
Air lvl<)bility Cornmand s strategic airlift concept. CentraHy
tnanded the resources an<lexpertise of <lclailcr, fabricaLorand
situated along the East Coast., N\artinsburg was deemed an
erector lrongate, Inc. of White Post, VA, who brought the
ideal location fOr ccono1nical,cf'f-idcntmaintenance of' the
C-Ss, and the base conversion is expected to propel the state's
28-ton, 140-foot-high structure from concept to reality ov~r a period of l I months. lrongatc is known for its expertise in
economy forward.
custom steel fohrication, detailing and erection, and for its
The C-5 conversion project included construction ofa S+.99
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THE SEAA CONNECTOR
2007 tOIIION
30-year re(·on-1of outstanding performance on projects with