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critical project in the Fiscal Year 1958 program, got underway during
Ostober 1957 and at that time was expected to be completed in late January
1958,
The old runway, 6,850 feat in length, was to be increased to &,300
feet by virtue of a 200-foot addition on the south end and al, 250-fcot
addition on the north end.
The runway on the north end was to extend to
the water edge on the ocean side of the island; the extension would have
a slope not to exceed one per cent.
Construction of a run-up ped and accessways and rehabilitation of the
runway and aprons were also begim in October.
The construction of an addi-
tional parking apron was begun late in October, being scheduled for cofipletion late in December 1957.
Several other construction projects either
were initiated or were already in procesa in October: (1) the construction
of aircraft and personnel decontamination facilities, scheduled for com
Pletion late in February 1958; (2) construction of ramp lighting, planned
to be finished by late February 1958;
(3)
construction of special equip-
rent maintenance facilities; (4) pavement of the tectnical area road (com
bined with the runway extension project), scheduled far completion late
in January 1958; (5) addition of two lean-to's on the hangar, scheduled
for completion in mid-February; and (6) construction of an explosive stor-
age facility on FRED, having no scheduled campletion date.
At the end of February 1958, the Director of Materiel reported that the
various projects all were underway but that all were behind schedule.
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