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Soldiers to get new barracks on Wainwright

Oct- 4-2004 » Filed Under: 172nd SBCT

From Strykerdad172nd.

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By BETH IPSEN, Staff Writer

Some Fort Wainwright soldiers are living in style in newer barracks while others are making do with housing that was built in the 1950s and is in need of a face-lift.

A year ago, the old barracks were slated to be demolished, so routine maintenance was halted, said Mike Meeks, director of public works at Fort Wainwright.

"Pipes that were leaking now need to be fixed, walls and rooms that have gone unpainted for years now need to be painted," Meeks said. "Old flooring that had broken tiles need to be replaced."

However, because the 172nd Infantry Brigade is transitioning into the third Stryker Brigade and more personnel are moving to Fort Wainwright, those barracks were needed to house additional soldiers until new facilities could be built.

Some relief is in sight, however.

Last week, the Army granted two contracts to two Anchorage companies for barracks and housing projects that are part of more than $208 million in construction projects connected to the Stryker Brigade that were funded for this year, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

One project will renovate the inside of the old barracks while another project will add family housing units.

More than $425 million will go toward three years of construction contracts for the Stryker Brigade, said John Killoran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


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