Wow! The runway renovation is done. Following are video and a few pictures of the activities that have taken place in the last two days to give us a new beautifully refinished runway, taxiways, and pits.
Here’s a brief video look at the work being done by the paving crew on Monday and Tuesday
Following are some pictures showing the process they followed to complete the job.
| First, there were some really big cracks in the runways that needed special treatment. They trenched it out to a depth of 3″ and sprayed it with oil to help the asphalt to adhere. |  |
 |
As you can see, there were a number of these big cracks to fill. |
| The cracks were filled with hot asphalt and then rolled by a roller. |  |
 |
Before the slurry coat was layed down, all the smaller cracks were filled with a rubber filler. |
| When all the cracks were filled, the slurry waas applied and spread by this machine. |  |
| The first slurry coat. Jim had them lay down a second coat on at least some parts of the runway (maybe even all of it) to make it even smoother. |  |
 |
Every big job benefits from supervision. |
| After the slurry coat was applied, Ken Meade walked the entire perimeter of the newly coated surfaces and applied an herbicide to keep the grass and weeds from encroaching. |  |
Now that this big job is done, let’s all get down to the field and fly. You paid for it. Enjoy it!
