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Airport commission: runway rehab moves forward; tenants must relocate by May 8, gravel strip likely closed through September
Summary
The commission heard a progress update on the Kenai runway rehabilitation project, including FAA review of safety plans, an April 15 SRM meeting, and operational changes that will require aircraft tenants to relocate by May 8; staff warned the gravel strip may close from mid-May through September.
Jackie Leel of HDL Engineering told the commission the firm is reviewing contractor submittals and coordinating required FAA notifications for the runway rehabilitation project: “HDL is receiving submitts from them and we're reviewing them and we're also working with the FAA on all of the notifications that we have to give to them before the construction project starts,” she said.
Tom Davis, the project's superintendent, said crews have already staged mobile equipment in March to meet weight restrictions ahead of construction scheduled to begin in early May. “We hauled a few pieces of equipment down to the airport ... so we're ready to go in May,” Davis said. He described plans to take six- to…
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