Noatak Operations Summary

2/16/26

• Cruz: The contractor is clearing above the vegetative mat and filling super sacs. They have 3,668 bags filled total. 

2/15/26

• Cruz: The contractor is clearing the 24 inches of snow from yesterday and flooding the south end of Area C. 

2/14/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, and establishing the ice road North of Area C. They have a total of 3,466 bags filled. It snowed one foot today. 

2/13/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, and establishing the ice road North of Area C. They have a total of 3,466 bags filled. 

2/12/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, flooding the ice, and establishing the ice road North of Area C. They have a total of 3,319 bags filled. 

2/11/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, flooding the ice, and establishing the ice road. They have a total of 3,260 bags filled. 

2/10/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, flooding the ice, and establishing the ice road. They have a total of 3,260 bags filled. 

2/08/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working a double shift Area C, filling super sacks, and working on the ice road. They are establishing the base of the ice road north of Area C for super sack placement. They have a total of 3,260 bags filled. 

2/07/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working in Area C and on the ice road. The ice road is now established in Area C North. They have a total of 3,230 bags filled. 

2/05/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working in Area C and added a night shift to work on the ice road north of area C. They filled more super sacks making a total of 2,739 bags filled. 

2/03/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working in Area C, filling super sacks, and working on the ice road. They filled 153 sacks, bringing them to a total of 2,592 bags filled. 

2/01/26

• Cruz: The contractor continued working in Area C, filling super sacks, and profiling the ice. They also started working on the ice road. 

1/31/26

• Cruz: the contractor continued working in Area C, filling super sacks, and profiling the ice. They also started working on the ice road. 

1/28/26

• Cruz: the contractor continued working in Area C, filling super sacks and creating an ice berm for ongoing ice flooding

1/18/26

• Cruz: continuing to fill super sacks, and spraying water to build ice shell over exposed riverbank face.

1/16/26

•  Cruz: Snowed in due to blizzard conditions, no work today. 

1/14/26

•  Cruz: Contractor continued flooding and started filling sandbags.

1/13/26

•  Cruz: Contractor continued flooding and started filling sandbags.

1/12/26

•  Cruz: Contractor continued flooding and started filling sandbags.

1/7/26

• Cruz Contractor continued ice profiling and flooding at the partially open lead approximately 1,000’ to the North of the material site and will continue flooding South as the water freezes solid for a suitable working platform.

1/6/26

• Cruz: Contractor working on 323 Excavator assembly. Crew began flooding at the partially open lead approximately 1,000’ to the North of the material site and will continue flooding South as the water freezes solid for a suitable working platform.

12/17/25

• TWA issued to Cruz Construction to begin work. Awaiting Cruz schedule.

12/16/25

• TWA issued to Cruz Construction to begin work. Awaiting Cruz response and schedule.

11/30/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing.

11/29/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing.

11/28/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing.
• Super sacks are all delivered and staged, 40 pallets total. 

11/26/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing.
• Super sacks are all delivered and staged, 40 pallets total. 

11/25/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing.
• Super sacks are all delivered and staged, 40 pallets total. 

11/23/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF engaging other contractors for pricing. 

11/21/2025

• No Change: DOT&PF personnel monitoring site. 

11/20/2025

• DOT&PF personnel monitoring site. Logistics interrupted by weather. 

11/19/2025

• No Change: Moving delivered Super Sacks to staging area

11/18/2025

• Moving delivered super sacks to staging area. 

11/15/2025

• 17 pallets of super sacks being delivered. 

11/14/2025

• Super sacks will be delivered tomorrow. 

11/13/2025

• No Change: GNI performing initial site visit. Operations scheduled to begin on Thursday. 

11/11/2025

• No Change: GNI performing initial site visit. Operations scheduled to begin on Thursday. 

11/10/2025

• GNI performing initial site visit.
• Operations scheduled to begin on Thursday.

11/09/2025

• No Change: Contract in progress.

11/08/2025

• No Change: Contract in progress.
• Scope includes erosion control and possible water line utility work.

11/07/2025

• In planning/procurement; RFP issued for riverbank stabilization and water line restoration.

• Survey/topo mapping complete; materials (gabions, geotextile, HDPE pipe) being sourced.

• Temporary bypasses/sandbagging in place; contractor award and mobilization expected imminently.

11/05/2025

• No Change: Contract in progress.
• Scope includes erosion control & possible water line utility work.

11/04/2025

• No Change: Contract in progress.
• Scope includes erosion control & possible water line utility work.

11/03/2025

• No Change: contract in progress.

10/30/2025

• Working through Contractor concerns, delays to mobilization at this time.
• Staff met with village council members to assist in developing requests for assistance for waste heat recovery module and waterline.

10/26/2026

• Delay in mobilization due to Lynden requirements, worked through now.
• Mobilization scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
• DOT&PF staff on site assessing, including surveyors to get updated erosion estimates to ensure sufficient materials for airport protection.