Work, living conditions improve with ongoing construction projects

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  • By Airman 1st Class Robert Hicks
  • 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  In an effort to improve the quality of life and safety of Dyess Airmen, construction projects are ongoing. The following are construction projects past, present and future.

Recently finished projects

The gym floor has been repaired.

Thirty-four surveillance cameras were installed to aid in the reduction of vandalism and provide more security to dorm occupants.

Old unoccupied buildings such as family support center, Child Development Center, fire department and the alert facility have been cleared to help reach the Air Force reduction goal of 20 percent by 2020.

Underway projects

Renovation to dormitory building 6113 began Oct. 26 and is scheduled to be finished in December. The renovations include new furniture, game tables and portraits.

The control tower is undergoing construction on the interior fire suppression system and is scheduled to be complete January 2010.

Contractors are working on interior drywall and bricklaying at the main medical entrance, scheduled to be completed in January 2010.

Repair to alpha taxiway have started and is scheduled to be completed Jan. 2010.
 
Rain delays have slowed the process of the removal of old gas lines. The completion of this project is projected to be in February 2010.

The avionics building is getting new floors, new ceilings and a new roof, scheduled to be completed April 2010.

Construction to the base theater has started and is scheduled to be completed March 2011. The renovated theater will hold more than 600 people.

Construction for the C-130J Hercules aircraft maintenance hangar has begun. The hangar costs $21 million and includes fire wall separation between bays and appropriate ventilation systems to accommodate fuel systems maintenance in addition to general aircraft maintenance. The hangar is sized to accommodate two C-130Js or one B-1 Bomber. The hangar is scheduled to be completed spring of 2011.

Upcoming projects

The Armed Forces Reserve Center costs $31 million and will accommodate Army Reservists from the Grimes U.S. Army Reserve Center in Abilene, Texas; Army National Guard units from the Abilene, Coleman, and Snyder readiness centers; as well as the Texas Army National Guard Field Maintenance Shop in Abilene.