CONTACT:
Meadow Bailey, Northern Region Public Information Officer, 907-378-2340 or
meadow.bailey@alaska.gov
Construction Activity Will Impact Kotzebue Airport
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) –The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is constructing a safety improvement project at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) Runway 9/27 in Kotzebue. The safety improvement project will require partial closures of Runway 9/27 starting Saturday, July 9 at 9:00 p.m. and will impact air travel in July, August and September. Runway 18/36 will not be affected by the safety improvements project. A complete schedule of the closures is available at
http://1.usa.gov/KotzAirportSchedule
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Safety improvements to the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport include a pavement rehabilitation for the main runway and taxiways, and replacement of the runway lighting systems.
Construction cost for the project is $18 million and is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration. The runway work is scheduled to be completed this October, but additional safety improvements are planned for 2013 and 2014. More information about the project is available at:
http://1.usa.gov/KotzAirport
Alaska DOT&PF oversees 256 airports, 11 ferries serving 33 communities, 5,700 miles of highway and 660 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska.
