> to begin this week. | isting 6,000 foot long: run- way by an additional: 1,500 feet is expected to allow for. larger aircraft to land.’ . | Contratts on the first two phases of the runway exten- sion were recently awarded. project entails preparing the ‘tion of the runway localizer, or antenna,’ located ‘at. the “end of the runway and run- ning conduit from the exist- says airport manager Laurie. _ Brown. oe :, . Local, company Terrace “ ing location to the new one, .. sion. _ The building of the exten- ‘sion also involves creating what’s called a turning D, like a cul-de-sac which pro- “of the runway for aircraft to ', foundation for the new loca- 5 turn around in: preparation for takeoff. The total estimated cost of the project is in the area of $3 million. Two thirds of the cost of the project is coming from a federal-provincial in- frastructure grant which.was awarded last year. A14 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 2005 ~ Work starts — _ tolengthen — airport runway § =~: . WORK on the airport run-. installing the lights located *. "way extension here is slated _ at the sides of the runway, ] The third phase of the | ‘The extension of the ex- project, which has not yet — been awarded, involves pav-_ ing the surface of the exten- __« The’ first phase of the. vides extra room at the end “SYS Paving was awarded the ; ‘Jn’ the meantime, a key ° -TER E . TER oy en Rey ror www.terraceautomall.com Contact Us @ oF ; ; . TERRA FE ~ - TERRACI r oF atemin | eS _info@terraceautomall.com the navigational. aid advertising @terracestandard.com e runway extension project.’ newsroom @terracestandard.com —. 7 > i The Dare To Dream Foundation . The Spint Of Terrace | Fundraising Campaign “CATCH THE SPIRIT” ‘The Spirit of Terrace so carci conrosmon ay rauaces onn JM Ryan ee pe = gees sie ee civil and ‘electrical works of path device means pilots = C) ne decision oe Ui “f $169,000 contract. - |. piece of navigational equip- ~ “ir. -7-s “The -second phase of the ment quit working at the air-, | , - project,. estimated to cost portMarch Il... 0 0 oe os i, $1,;299,881.51, involves the _ .-The failure ‘of the glide,” : -the extension: That contract can’t come in as low or as went to. low: bidders Billa- - i. i bong Road and Bridge... ae? ' “They have to.excavate “= +. the natural’ materials ‘on the good level and replace that ‘with a. base’ material and’ ‘build up the surface to pre- - pare for the. paving,” ex- plains Brown. . .. Billabong: will also “re-. locate the runway’s. omni- located at the end of the run- . way in addition to the elec- - trical work involved with close to the runway as be- fore. ge _ As of last week, officials were predicting repairs could . surface until they get to.a ° take a month or more.’ Pilots are now relying on ‘the localizer, another device and their altimeters to guide _ them to the runway. 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