Staff report
The final two groundbreakings for earthquake recovery projects took place April 1 onboard China Lake.
The events marked the milestone of beginning active construction on all Military Construction (MILCON) and Restoration and Modernization (RM) projects awarded in FY2020 for the repair and construction of research facilities at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake.
These groundbreakings are part of the China Lake Earthquake Recovery program which include $2.3 billion in MILCON and $400 million RM projects resulting from damage caused by two massive earthquakes in July 2019. These projects are the ninth MILCON project and the first RM project to start in the last six months, according to a news release from NAVFAC OICC China Lake.