Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Two Hangars To Be Constructed At A Cost Of $26 Million
The South Carolina National Guard is set to begin construction
on a $26 million, 111,000-square-foot aviation support facility for
its helicopters.
The project, which is on the west end of the existing South
Carolina Technology & Aviation Center in Greenville, SC,
features two helicopter hangars and a central support area to
facilitate flight operations. The 30-acre site will house three
South Carolina Army National Guard units with 70 full-time
personnel and 145 part-time soldiers.
The South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center features a
public airport with an 8,000-foot primary runway. The center
provides a strategic central location in the Southeastern United
States as well as inland protection from hurricanes and extreme
weather.
The aviation support facility will feature two maintenance
hangars that will house six CH-47 Chinook and four UH-72 Lakota
helicopters. The central portion will include an engine shop
equipped for aircraft maintenance and repair, men's and women's
lockers, flight instruction and operations rooms, an emergency
aviation operations center, and offices for administrative
support.
Lakota File Photo
"This project is particularly challenging because of its large
size and location next to a busy airport," said Roger Hendrick,
president of North Carolina-based Hendrick Construction, which will
build the facility. "We're excited to work with the South Carolina
National Guard and deliver this state-of-the-art aviation
facility." Construction will begin this month and is scheduled to
be complete in approximately two years.
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