Minot, N.D., AFB Runway Project On Track

 |  Civil & Transportation, Government
Concrete paving is approximately 88 percent complete at the Minot,  N.D. Air Force Base.
Concrete paving is approximately 88 percent complete at the Minot, N.D. Air Force Base.

There are approximately two months remaining in the project to repair the runway at the Minot, North Dakota, Air Force Base. To date, Sundt crews have completed approximately 44 percent of the concrete paving on this transportation construction project.

The main portion of the runway is 14.5 inches thick, widening to 18 inches thick on the outer five feet. It’s also 8,900 feet long, requiring 41,400 cubic yards of concrete and 35,650 tons of asphalt.

Once the runway paving is complete, we will groove and stripe it. Finally, we will convert the taxiway back to its intended use. For the project’s duration it was converted to function as an emergency runway.