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Hezer Joft Beltway improvement project (formerly known as Snakeshead Beltway Road)
Planned Start Month
Oct. 2010
Estimated Cost
$6,312,342
Status
Completed
Province
Helmand
Regional Command
RC-SouthWest
Project Description
Improve the 26 kilometer circular road referred to as the "Snakeshead Beltway", comprised of four separate roads. The road section known as Route Babe Ruth requires no work. The route connecting the northwest to west points is Route Cowboys which is to be paved. Route Falcons connects west to south and is to be graveled. Route Redskins connecting the south to northeast points is to be graveled.
Project Goals
Provide a continuous paved (Rte Cowboys) and graveled (Rtes Falcons; Redskins) road to include widening of the current roads to four meters, improving all bridges to four meters wide and supporting 100 metric tons, emplacing culverts at all small canal crossings or runoff areas, constructing gabions where for reinforcing canal wall where erosion is occuring, and leveling of all potholes, and uneven surfaces with dirt and made even prior to compacting and graveling/paving. Comments: PM: Capt Thomas McAvoy
Results
TBD
Updates
24 Oct 2012- Uploaded pictures from USACE's final inspection. Still pending QA/QC documents from USACE and all inventories to return any unused funds via MIPR.
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