Vehicle and Equipment Processing Facility
Fort Eustis
Project Manager: Al Opstal
Project Engineer: Pat Devereux

 

This $3.1M project will provide Fort Eustis and 7th Transportation Group with a centralized Cargo Processing Facility. As a Power Projection Platform, the installation must be prepared to deploy 54 active units and support the deployment/mobilization of 153 Army Reserve and National Guard units. The construction of the Vehicle and Cargo Processing Facility will provide a centrally located, secure, and efficient facility designed to standardize the deployment processing of unit equipment and to reduce the logistical difficulties presently encountered during the process. The facility will include a drive-through building large enough for seven tactical vehicles to enter three parallel bays for simultaneous processing and clearance. Final processing of vehicles will include hazardous cargo certification, final tie down of secondary loads, maintenance checks, fuel level adjustment and weighing and marking of vehicles. Supporting facilities include heating, air conditioning, fire protection system, utilities, electric service, paving, storm drainage, information systems, and privately owned vehicle parking lot for six vehicles. Additionally, one in-ground vehicle scale (M915/M872 tractor and trailer length) and one in-ground container scale will be located on site.

 

Main Gate Canopy
Fort Eustis
Project Manager: MAJ Chris Riemer
Project Engineer: Pat Devereux

 

This $1.93M project will replace the temporary shelter currently located at the main entrance of the installation with a permanent facility. The new canopy will cover three lanes of traffic. The fourth lane will be left uncovered for oversized trucks. Four guard houses will provide a heated shelter for security personnel to protect them from the elements. This scope of work includes force protection gates and additional security upgrades for the main entrance to the installation. This project is scheduled for completion in August 2006.

 

Cantonment Fencing
Fort Eustis
Project Manager: MAJ Chris Riemer
Project Engineer: Pat Devereux

 

This $2.33M project greatly improves the force protection and security posture of the installation. It includes the replacement and installation of approximately 5.8 miles of standard security fencing and one mile decorative screen wall fencing. The fencing clearly delineates the installation’s boundary by tying into Skiffe’s Creek and the Warwick River. Additional fencing has been installed on the base to increase security at selected facilities. Incidental work includes clearing and grubbing, gravel security patrol roads, erosion control, electrical support and lights at gated areas.

 

Renovation of Building 804
Fort Eustis
Project Manager: MAJ Chris Riemer
Project Engineer: Terry Floyd

 

The $1.2M renovation of Building 804 is being completed using funds provided under the Army’s Barracks Improvement Program (BIP). The scope of work for this renovation consists of a complete renovation of the building to include mechanical and electrical upgrades, the installation of vinyl cove tile and acoustic ceiling tiles, the repair of windows, the resurfacing and painting of walls, and the replacement of doors and hardware, and fire alarm modernization.

 

 

MARAD Maintenance Channel Dredging
Fort Eustis
Project Manager: MAJ Chris Riemer
Project Engineer: Roy Little

 

The purpose of this $1.7 M project is to maintenance dredge a existing channel between the James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) headquarters and the fleet. The channel was most recently dredged in 1969 and significant shoaling has taken place in the 36 years since it was last maintained. The channel is 100 feet wide in the river and includes a turning basin as wide as 420 ft near the JRRF’s headquarters pier. The channel will be dredged to a depth of 13 ft at MLLW. This dredging will generate approximately 200,000 cy of dredged material that will be managed and disposed of in the upland dredged material placement area at Fort Eustis, VA. Dredging is scheduled to begin in February 2006 and to be completed NLT 30 March 2006.