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Page A-2 — Shelton-Mason Journal Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 Sanderson Field runway looking” ravages. " gordon@masoncounty. com More than 7 miles of cracks were filled and 10,000 tons of asphalt spread to make the main runway at Sanderson Air Field in Shelton “glossy smooth.” Crews on Monday completed laying asphalt on the runway that measures 5,005 feet long and 100 feet wide, and on the taxiways. New stripes are being painted this week. “It’s glossy smooth,” said Brandon Palmer, the Port of Shelton’s engineer- ing manager. “It’s going to be great." Palmer is also a pilot. “You don’t want to land on a rollercoaster and then a dip and then another dip,” he said. It’s been 27 years since the last repaving. A slurry seal was applied in 2013, “to buy it some more years,” Palmer said. “It was definitely ready for it,” he said. . “This project is huge for the Port of Shelton,” Wendy Smith, the port’s executive director, wrote in an email to the Shelton-Mason County Journal. “It is over $3.5 million of spending for the safety and integrity of our airport users. Large credit goes to years of preplanning for this to get Sanderson Field into the funding pool for projects larger than our every year funding of $150,000. It feels really good to get this project completed, especially that we were able to employ so many indi— viduals from engineers to surveyors to truck drivers during a world pan-i demic.” The Federal Aviation Administra- tion paid 90% of the bill, the state De- partment of Transportation’s aviation Two pavers’ advance side-by-side Friday, compacting asphalt heated at more than 300.degrees, on the main runway at Sanderson Air Field in Shelton. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks division 5%, Palmer said. Last fall, the runway’s edge lights were replaced and the signs upgraded. The project was then —“winterized” and was resumed in late spring. Pilots have been using a parallel temporary runway, which measures 2,363 feet long and 50 feet wide. The job entailed more than 15 sub- contractors, with 24 trucks and trail- ers involved at the same time. The staging area is on the former site of WIN SHARE OF UP 1'0 $30,000! WEDNESDAYS SEPTEMBER 9, 16 8: 23 llAM-8PM° EVERY HOUR Higher or Lower? That is the question! Draw cr cord from the deck and decide it the next cord is higher or lower. You’ll get live chances to win up to $l ,000! See Club Red Cashier for details. Slot promotion only. R’lfillllifi CASLNO the Mason County Fair on the south side of the field. Crews ground down the old runway asphalt between a one—quarter and inches. The crewcompleted a test sec- tion on the west end 'of the runway, which is required by the FFA. After it passed the test, the rest of the asphalt was laid down. I A crown in the middle of the re- paved runway will drain rainwater off it, Palmer said. HCC . Billhu Name: ktmlll Numbm‘ lnvukfr umber Biting may. Past Due After Central West Engineering designed the project. Active Construction Inc. of Tacoma is the major contractor, and Lakeside Industries, Inc. is the paver. The Port of Shelton has no large capital projects on the agenda for 2021, Palmer said. In 2022, the Port plans to redo the second runway for about $3.5 million. The airport will remain fully operational during that time, he said. “Actually, it’s similar to this proj- ect,” Palmer said. 360898—2481 l wwwhccjnet V labor Bigotry-tion H Never miss a payment: (360) 8984481 (350) 898-4357 (soc) 5534344 300 E Ddby Rd Enroll in utopay - Sign up today at billpay.h‘cc.net‘