ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. stated the purpose is to make operational safety improvements to the design of the Willow Airstrip. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes modifying the previously permitted design for the Willow Airstrip to improve safety. The project will involve extending the two Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) by 900 feet (for a RESA total of 1,000 feet on each end) in areas where cable trenching and approach lighting and maintenance access across the tundra was already planned to provide an additional measure of safety in the event of an aircraft over-running or landing short of the runway. The RESAs will include a Medium Intensity Approach Light System (MALSR) down the center of the gravel RESAs. They will also include hardstands, to be used for warming up aircraft prior to takeoff. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan sheets dated September 4, 2024. Please contact USACE by phone at (907) 753-2708, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at regpagemaster@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
POA-2018-00190 Harrison Bay PN