A start on construction work for the upgrade of Narrabri Airport is getting close.
Narrabri Shire’s Director of Engineering Services, Mr Andre Kompler, will table a report on the construction and timetable options for a decision at next Tuesday’s meeting.
The council last year let a contract for the design and project management of the multi-million dollar upgrade.
“The design is near completion” said Mr Kompler.
“We are preparing tender documentation and are almost ready to go out to contract.
“The report to council will contain a program, overviews on what should be done, how it should be constructed, the times we envisage the airport being partly out of action, and the provisions made for that.
“The council will have the opportunity to review the options report on how we can best upgrade the runway and air side works and how it can be best implemented in the quickest time possible while still maintaining the time frame and budget” Mr Kompler said.
“At this point the project is on target for time and budget.
“We are still planning to finish the work by the end of July.”
The process of canvassing stakeholder needs, the airport users, has been worked through.
The configuration of the work and ongoing operations of the airport to provide the best way forward are subject to the range of options.
An updated program for the work will be available after Mr Kompler’s report is discussed at Tuesday’s meeting and the council resolves which construction-timetable option to take.
“The airport upgrade will be a pretty intensive project” added Mr Kompler.
“When we do the design it is not just a case of putting an overlay on - it is much more significant as a construction project with the particular requirements of an airport.”