Road to Heritage Airpark Published Sept. 3, 2008 By Monte Miller 375th Airlift Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill -- Tuesday will be an historic day for Scott Air Force Base and the future of the Scott Field Heritage Airpark. That is the day scheduled for the first resident of the airpark, a C-141, to be towed into its final resting place, with others soon to follow. As the planes that will reside in the park get their touch ups and restorations, the question arises: How do you get them in place? That question is being answered by the 375th Airlift Wing Civil Engineer Squadron personnel who are in the process of building a road that will take the planes to their new homes. The road to the airpark begins on the north end of the flightline, adjacent to the visitor control center, on the outside of the base fences. "There's been a lot of hauling in dirt, leveling and compacting," said George Kuhl, 375th CES horizontal repair foreman. "This is pretty common for this shop." Mr. Kuhl added his personnel are also in charge of snow removal in the winter, thus they have a lot of experience working with the equipment required to do this type of road building. "This is a pretty common project," Mr. Kuhl said. "This shop does whatever is needed and can build all types of roads." The gravel and dirt road construction is actually reconstruction of an existing road from years ago. The road will be left in place until all of the planes are towed into place, which could be a number of months since some of the aircraft for the airpark are only on order and have not yet arrived at Scott. Work began on the road Aug. 25 and is expected be complete within two weeks. Mr. Kuhl said all of the roadwork is being done in house and will require between 300 and 400 man-hours to complete. Drivers should not expect any delays in their travel due to the work.