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NAVFAC Southeast Awards Contract for NAS Kingsville Airfield

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS110611-16
6/11/2011

From NAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs Office

Jacksonville, Fla. (NNS) -- Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $10.6 million contract to Head Inc./Ballew of Columbus, Ohio, June 8, for work on the Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas, airfield.

The work to be performed provides for repairs to the airfield storm drainage collection system and runways on board NAS Kingsville.

The airfield storm drainage collection system project consists of repairing the storm drainage collection system in the airfield area including runways 13L, 13R, 17L and 17R. Repairs include slip lining, pipe repairs, pipe replacement, catch basin repairs and manhole repairs.

"This project will provide better prediction and management of any storm water run-off," said Sheri Fox, environmental director, NAS Kingsville.

"It will provide for a smoother surface for take-off and landing for the student aviators here in Kingsville as they are training," said Lt. Cmdr. Dave "Gravy" Anderson, air operations officer, NAS Kingsville.

Runway repairs will be performed on runways 17L and 35R and will include repairing failed patches, sever spalls, and seal cracks on concrete sections. On runway 17L, the project will also repair failed patches, and sever concrete breaks of the blast pavement.

"The prevention of standing water and minimization of FOD [foreign object debris] is important," claimed Anderson. "By repaving, the PCI [pavement condition index] will be restored to 100 percent, thereby minimizing the likelihood of runway pieces becoming FOD."

As recommended by the Pavement Evaluation Team in a March 2007 airfield condition survey report, the project will provide for the application of herbicide to vegetations growing in the joints at PB 17/1 and PB35/1.

"The repaving of the airfield would be beneficial to the environment to ensure that any oil or chemical residue that may be attached to the tires of the aircrafts or vehicles does not seep into the ground, thus preventing any ground water or soil contamination," said Fox.

The project will also repair the wearing surface of asphalt concrete by milling and application of two inches of asphalt overlay and striping as required.

The project is expected to be completed by June 2012.