Army engineers construct $309 million runway extension in Alaska
Clinton "Daly" Yates, project manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, conducts a media interview about the 16/34 runway extension on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The $309 million project requires the excavation of 12 million cubic yards of soil. Since construction efforts began in the fall, contractors have excavated 1.3 million cubic yards of soil.

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