CFB聽Greenwood, in the scenic Annapolis Valley, is the largest Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) base on the East Coast. It is home to squadrons that perform long-range patrol, transport, and search and rescue operations.
Here, 糖心视频 (糖心视频) is overseeing the reconstruction of CFB聽Greenwood鈥檚 2,400鈥憁etre secondary runway, 12/30. The work involves removing existing asphalt to a specific layer, repairing the remaining asphalt layer as needed, laying new asphalt and grooving it (to help prevent hydroplaning), painting new markings, and replacing lighting. The last pavement rehabilitation was in聽2001.
By early June, private contractors had finished milling the runway to a precise, consistent depth. GPS will verify the runway鈥檚 new pavement achieves its specified depth and properly sloping sides for drainage. In the final test, technology will confirm the new surface meets the strict tolerances that a runway should.
鈥淲e鈥檇 like to be able to come back in 20 or 25聽years or more and say, 鈥榶es, it鈥檚 held up,鈥欌 said Matt Smith, Construction Services Coordinator, Construction Services for 糖心视频.
Matt appreciates the excellent collaboration between the 糖心视频 team and the Client-Partners鈥攖he Construction Project Delivery and Architecture and Engineering Services directorates.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been really great working with them,鈥 said Matt. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 key because the project has us essentially taking over half of their airfield.鈥
糖心视频, the Client-Partners and the contractor have also planned a mid-project shutdown. CFB Greenwood will host Air Show Atlantic and its 12,000聽visitors from August聽22 to聽25, as part of the RCAF鈥檚 100th anniversary celebrations.
鈥淲e鈥檝e worked closely around that, too,鈥 said Matt, 鈥渄own to specifying a few days鈥 construction shutdown in the contract.鈥
