Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
ALASKA AVIATION DATABASE
a component of the
Alaska Aviation System Plan

Need Overview

Need Name: Replace Airport Lighitng Fault
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Estimated Cost: $4,311,249
Description: Reconstruct the airport lighting vault, the transformers, regulators, switchgear, and conduit & wiring to reconnect to the airfield circuits.
Priority: ASAP
Need Origination: M&O
Justification: The lighting vault and all the lighting controls are beyond their service lives and functionally obsolete. The building is corroded and the roof will soon leak water. The building foundation is cracked and showing structural issues. The controls, including the transformers, regulators, switchgear, conduit, and wiring are becoming unreliable and Sitka is one of the State's busier airports with over 90,000 enplanements in 2019. A failed lighting system in Sitka presents a safety issue and an issue with keeping the National Airspace System efficient. The regulators are so obsolete that parts cannot be found.
Notes: Can't find a motherboard for the taxiway lights and we may lose the lights this winter.
Last Edit Date: 10/2/2023 11:10 AM
History Log
Paul Khera
Need Created
9/26/2023 01:50 PM
Paul Khera
In Project
9/26/2023 01:54 PM
Paul Khera
Need Created
10/2/2023 11:09 AM
Removed from project.
Paul Khera
In Project
10/2/2023 11:11 AM