by Associated Press Published: May 16,2013
Tags: aviation, construction, contractor, death, defense, employee, fatality, military, runway, work, worker, workplace safety
COLUMBUS — A contract worker involved in an accident at Columbus Air Force Base has died from his injuries. Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says 24-year-old James Meyers of Columbus was working on a runway project on the base when he was injured. Merchant says it appears Meyers died from blunt force trauma. Merchant says [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 1,2012
Tags: airport, asphalt, builder, building, construction, contractor, dispute, quality, runway, travel
JACKSON — Work has resumed on a runway at Mississippi’s busiest passenger airport after a dispute with the contractor brought construction to a standstill last year. The project to remove bad clay and repave one of two runways at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport stalled over a disagreement about the quality of the asphalt being [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 21,2012
Tags: air, air travel, airports, aviation, flying, grants, improvements, runway, transportation, travel
PONTOTOC COUNTY — Pontotoc County supervisors are hoping for a federal grant to help make runway improvements at the county airport. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the decision came after an engineer told supervisors the runway needed resealing because the pavement was showing signs of age. The cost of the project is estimated at [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 28,2012
Tags: air, air travel, airplanes, airports, Arbitration, asphalt, construction, contractor, contractors, jets, materials, runway, transportation
JACKSON — Mississippi’s busiest airport is down to one usable runway with a $13.3 million construction project at a standstill and eight months behind schedule. Completion of runway surfacing at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport was expected in June 2011, but a dispute with the contractor halted the work. Airport CEO Dirk Vanderleest says the [...] [...]
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