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Construction Will Modernize MacDill

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 9, 2008

Updated: 02/08/2008 11:55 pm

TAMPA - More than a dozen construction projects are under way or on the drawing board at MacDill Air Force Base.

The projects will cost $809 million, though not all the work has been funded.

Robert B. Hughes, director of the 6th Civil Engineers Squadron, said the work is needed to replace 1950s buildings and temporary trailers, which no longer meet MacDill's needs.

About 12,000 military personnel and 1,300 civilians are assigned to the 5,000-acre base.

Construction began last year and is expected to continue through 2011.

Among the projects under construction are a 268,000-square-foot Joint Intelligence Center, a 254,000-square-foot clinic and a 7,297-square-foot pharmacy expansion. The clinic is replacing the base's 1956 hospital.

With its $154 million price tag, the construction of 331 family housing units is the most expensive component. The work includes demolishing 512 ground-level units near the shores of Hillsborough Bay.

The 67-year-old base is going green with $12 million in energy-saving projects ranging from replacing lighting fixtures to air-conditioning systems.

Mark Holan

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