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Cyril E. King Airport To Undergo Nightly Closures For Next Five Weeks As Various Runway, Taxiway Projects Converge

From next week, the Cyril E. King airport on St. Thomas is set for approximately five weeks of nightly closures, according to V.I. Port Authority Director of Engineering Preston Beyer. Mr. Beyer was addressing VIPA’s Governing Board during Wednesday’s board meeting, updating members on the various projects currently underway. Earlier in the meeting, the board approved an additional $474,047.25 for a contract with Hi-Lite Airfield Services. The company was initially contracted in August 2023 to bring current runway markings into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration standards, and the extra funds are now to refresh airfield markings on the runway. According to Mr. Beyer, there has recently been a “noted degradation of the vibrancy of the airfield markings on the runway.” The initial scope of work was to fix “geometrical deficiencies and vibrancy deficiencies noted in compliance inspections,” but with annual inspections once again coming up, the idea is to have the already-m...