Airfield Construction

6.12.2024 10:39am local (by: MRL)

HANGAR ROWS A & B PAINTING
Project Duration: Starts Monday, July 29 (Alpha row) through mid August 2024
Project Cost: ~ $45,000 Airport Hangar Maintenance Budget
Project General Contractor: Easterbrook Painting
Project Description: Hangar row exterior painting
Impact Areas: Short term hangar access restrictions during active painting
CAUTION: Do not leave vehicles or aircraft outside of hangars during active painting!

6.10.2024 9:13am local (by: MRL)

HANGAR ROOF REPAIRS
Project Duration: Rows A-H mid June thru mid Sept, Rows J-K mid Sept thru mid Oct 2024
Project Cost: ~$3,000,000, Insurance Claims and TTAD Airport Hangar Maintenance Budget
Project General Contractor: RUA & Son Mechanical
Project Description: Hangar roof reconstruction due to damaged caused from record snows Winter '22-'23. Project will start in H row and move west. Displaced tenants will be assigned temporary hangars.
Impact Areas: Airfield hangar rows. No impact to taxilanes during reconstruction
** Completed:** October 11, 2024

5.10.2024 8:03am local (by: MRL)

SURROUNDING AIRFIELD GROUNDS FUELS REDUCTION & BOULDER REMOVAL
Project Duration: Spring 2024, thru dry season ~Oct 2024
Project Cost: Annual Airport Maintenance Budget
Project General Contractor: Airport District O&M Department, Cold Creek Land Services and Wilderness Forestry
Project Description: Mastication of vegetative areas and boulder removal. On going year over year project. Purpose - expands emergency landing areas, keeps wildlife further away from runways, provides wildfire breaks and fuels reduction.
Impact Areas: Airfield grounds areas surrounding runways. *Caution: May create dusty events. Do not approach equipment while operating, there is a potential for flying rocks and debris.

5.2.2024 11:20am local (by: MRL - Project Completed 5/16/24)

INTERMITTENT RUNWAY, TAXIWAY, RAMP, & HANGAR TAXILANE CLOSURES
Project Duration: Monday 5/6/2024 - Friday 5/17/2024 (weekdays) Completed Early, All Runways OPEN Thurs 5/16/24
Project Cost: Various project costs funded through both FAA AIP funding and TTAD maintenance budgets
Project Contractor(s): Mercer-Fraser and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Runways, Taxiways, Ramp and Hangar Taxilanes: Intermittent CLOSURES weekdays May 6 - May 17.
Pilots check NOTAMS
Project Description: Fog sealing and striping multiple areas around the airfield
Impacted / Closed Airport Areas:
8 May (0800-0900L):
All runways will close for 1 hour for painting of the runway 02/20 & 11/29 intersection.
6-9 May (continuous):
RWY 02/20 will be closed for ‘fog sealing’ (sealing the entire runway surface).
Fog Seal will not fully dry during the nighttime; hence full 02/20 closure during this window.
13 May (0700-1900L):
Alpha-Hotel hangar row asphalt stripe painting.
This is a fast-drying paint, should be no more than 20 min delay in front of any hangars.
Ramp circles in front of terminal will also getting painted, same fast drying paint.
13-17 May (0700-1900L):
RWY 02/20 will close for painting daily.
Opened in the evenings/night

3.8.2021 2:33pm local (by: MRL)

TAXIWAY ALPHA
COMPLETED 08.16.2021
Project Start Date: Week of May 24, 2021
Project Cost: $3,992,400. (100% FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funded)
Project General Contractor: Q&D Construction
Project Estimated Completion Date: August 20, 2021
Project Description: The project entails reconstructing the asphalt Alpha parallel taxiway from the intersection with Echo (in front of the terminal building) going west to the run-up area for Runway 11. Taxiways Charlie and Delta will also be reconfigured. A new connector bridge between taxiways Quebec and Tango will be constructed.
Impacted Areas:
Taxiways A,C,D,E & T and the RWY 11 Run up. The western half of parallel taxiway Alpha will be closed. An alternate route will be designated for aircraft using hangars in Lima, Mike, November and Papa hangar rows on the new Quebec-Tango taxiway connector bridge, completed on June 11, 2021. Tower authorized back taxiing may be required at times on runway 11-29 during construction. RWY 11-29 may experience intermittent closures. Restrictions will be in place for aircraft with wingspans of 73' and greater. PILOTS CHECK NOTAMS for TRK/KTRK.

9.17.2020 3:36pm local (by: MRL)

HANGAR 1 ROOF REPLACEMENT
COMPLETED 09.04.20
Project Start Date: August 2020
Project Cost: $225,000
Project General Contractor: Alpine Roofing
Project Estimated Completion Date: late August 2020
Project Description: Replace original 60's era roof on Hangar 1
Imapacted Areas: Tenant Sierra Aero in Hangar 1 will temporarily relocate aircraft maintenance operations to hangar November 1.

9.17.2020 2:58pm local (by: MRL)

PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION HANGAR ROW LIMA AND TAXIWAY TANGO
COMPLETED 10.08.20
Project Start Date: Monday, September 28, 2020
Project Cost: $309,000
Project General Contractor: Q & D Construction
Project Estimated Completion Date: Friday, October 9, 2020 (restriping scheduled for Oct 12, 2020, minimal tenant impact)
Project Description: Reconstruct ~57,600 sq.ft. of asphalt at hangar row Lima and taxiway Tango.
Impacted Areas: All hangars in rows Lima, Mike, November and Papa. Aircraft in these hangar rows will need to seek alternate parking on the ramp. Access to hangar row Lima will be foot traffic only. Vehicles stored in hangar row Lima will not be able to be moved. All tenants should plan accordingly. The TTAD board is expected to give final project approval at the September 23, 2020 meeting. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to improve TRK!

7.28.2020 8:57am local (by: MRL)

AIRFIELD ASPHALT PROJECTS
COMPLETED: August, 2020
Projects Start Date: Mid July
Project Cost: ~$180,000
Project Contractor: Advanced Asphalt
Projects Estimated Completion:** Late August 2020

Project Descriptions: Multiple asphalt construction projects around the airfield including: Repave a portion of Air Show Way by Gate 5, repave asphalt around the maintenance shop, repave and new paved area around the fuel farm, pave new walk path around Sierra Aero/Mtn Lion office building, new paved drive at non-profit container farm.
Impacted Areas: Short durations with redirected traffic when needed.

7.17.2020 12:00pm local (by: MRL)

TRUCKEE AIRPORT ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT
COMPLETED 09.11.20
Project Start Date: Estimated Sept 2020
Project Cost: $162,000
Project General Contractor: Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Project Completed: Friday, September 11, 2020
Project Description: Complete the southern most portion (~350 lf) of sidewalk on Truckee Airport Rd between, south of the Town of Truckee Offices and commercial businesses to the intersection with Hwy 267.
Impacted Areas: Minimal, project is on undeveloped areas of the road. May require intermittent traffic lane control.

3.10.2020 3:14pm local (by: MRL)

RUNWAY 29 BLASTPAD
COMPLETED Friday 6/26/2020
Project Start Date: Friday 05/22/2020
Project Cost: $152,100. (FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and Truckee Tahoe Airport funds will be used to complete this project.)
Project General Contractor: Meyers Earthwork, Inc.
Project Description: The project entails reconstructing the blastpad area (approach end) of Runway 29. A runway blastpad is a surface near the end of the runway provided to the reduce erosive effect of jet blast and prop wash on the surrounding surfaces. The area is typically covered by chevron markings.
Impacted Areas:
- Runways 11-29 will be closed during the construction. Pilots check NOTAMS for exact dates and times at: https://www.notams.faa.gov/dinsQueryWeb

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