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West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing is set to begin the second phase of the C-5 Conversion project, which will convert the entire facility from a base designed for the C-130 Hercules aircraft to a base equipped for C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Clark Construction Group, LLC was recently awarded a $64 million contract to perform this second phase.
New construction at the base will consist of a fully enclosed 80,700-square-foot hangar bay that permits aircraft jacking, and 93,000 square feet of shops and administration functions for maintenance of the C-5 aircraft. Also included in the work is an aircraft apron, which features over 1.4 million square feet of 13” thick concrete pavement.
The team includes HSMM of Washington, D.C. as the designer of the apron and hydrant loop, and CH2M Hill of Reston, Va. as the designer of the hangar and maintenance mall. Construction is scheduled for completion in Summer 2007.
Clark recently completed a $16 million new 10-story, 130-foot airport control tower and infrastructure improvements at the West Virginia Air National Guard facilities in Martinsburg, W.Va. The project involved demolition of the existing control tower, construction of a new tower, and installation of new infrastructure for the entire base, including all new utilities services, a new main entrance road, a new guard house and security upgrades.
Some of the largest aircraft in the world, the C-5 can carry fully equipped combat-ready military units to any point in the world on short notice and provide field support to troops.
About Clark Construction:
Clark (www.clarkconstruction.com) is one of the nation’s largest providers of construction services. The company has a long history of working for the Department of Defense and recently completed projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Stewart, Fort Benning and Fort Jackson. Current projects include facilities at Fort Bliss, Fort Drum, Fort Irwin and the Great Lakes Naval Recruit Training Command.
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