Housing demolition, construction to kick off

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  • By Melody Marsh
  • Housing Privatization
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska --  The Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson family housing construction project is slightly ahead of schedule and has turned over 89 newly constructed units to date.

Select residents of old housing units in Cottonwood, Birch Hill and Raven Ridge have now moved into these attractive new homes.

The housing team is now focusing on the upcoming construction activity that will require additional safety construction fencing and road closures in the Fireweed, Cottonwood, Raven Ridge and Independence housing areas.

Contractors will begin demolition in February and continue through September in these areas. The fencing and road closures will help protect the safety of our local residents.
These neighborhoods will have the security fencing in place prior to the start of the construction activity.

Residents in these neighborhoods will have notices delivered directly to their homes providing information on the work activity.

In Fireweed, 16 units will be demolished starting the first week of March. The contractors will construct new junior noncommissioned officer homes with an estimated completion by the end of December.

In Cottonwood South, construction activity will continue, with 76 more units to be demolished starting the first week of March. No permanent road closures are expected. However, there will be intermittent closures in which tenant notification will occur in advance prior to this requirement. New junior NCO homes should be complete by the end of December.

In Raven Ridge, demolishing of 124 units will start the first week of April, and construction of new junior NCO units will begin; they should be complete by the end of April 2013.

The demolition of B337 has been completed and a new community center will be constructed in the same area.

The construction of this facility will begin in March and likely will be completed this fall.
The center will be equipped with such amenities as an indoor/outdoor play area, a new location for the self-help office, a large community area, a multi-purpose meeting room and a full kitchen.

No road closures are forecast for at this time, but construction fencing will remain in place until completion.

Construction hours will remain the same, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Working past 5 p.m. on Sundays is not currently planned, but maintaining the construction schedule or emergency concerns may require this work period in the future.
Updated information will continue to be briefed through town halls and flyers will be posted on the JBER website, Aurora Housing website, and Facebook.

As previously mentioned, we ask for patience during this time as this undertaking is an enormous effort.

Please be aware of the construction zones and activities, ensuring families remain safe during this period is very important.

During the short construction season, it takes time and patience in order to see transformation come together.

For further information, questions and concerns please email us at jber.richardson.hp@elmendorf.af.mil or see information posted at www.jber.af.mil.

Any further questions can be directed to Melody Marsh, JBER-R Privatization Lead at 552-4295, Harold Patterson, JBER-R Privatization Contracted Project Manager at 552-0626, Rich Watson, JBER-R Housing Operations Chief at 384-0133, or Aurora Military Housing at 334-6000 or 753-1023.