Kwigillingok Runway Stabilization

AIDC project number: RR11.01

PI(s):

Billy Connor (UAF)

Funding:
  • US Department of Transportation (RITA)
  • Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
  • Supplemental funding: Economical Analysis of Alaskan Streetlights by using Light-emitting Diode (LED) Technology
  • Start Date: Jul 1, 2010
  • End Date: Aug 15, 2012

Project Summary

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has sought recommendations from the Alaska University Transportation Center for the interim stabilization of Kwigillingok runway. ADOT&PF is in the early process of developing a long-term stabilization solution which will likely result in a new facility around 2015. For the interim, however, ADOT&PF has turned to AUTC for assistance in stabilizing the runway through the use of geofibers and synthetic fluid, a non-traditional technology that AUTC has been researching for the last three years.