The projects go through a vetting process where the designs are approved and then sent out for bidding among the local contractors. "All of our projects are funded with (Commander's Emergency Resource Project) money," the lieutenant added. Currently, the team is working on 15 roads, 33 schools, a two-story women's resource center as well as surveying and designing a dam in the mountain valleys. To date, the team has 55 active projects worth $63.4 million with another 60 projects in the queue worth $100.6 million. Many of the projects the PRT is currently working on address concerns of inadequate infrastructure throughout Nangarhar. Department of State and the U.S Department of Agriculture. agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.AID, U.S. "We may help fund the projects but they have an Afghan face on them - something that usually gives a project more support locally."Įstablished in 2003 by the Army, the PRT is made up of active-duty, Guard and Reserve servicemembers as well as members from other U.S. "One of the main reasons for having the requests go through the Afghan government before it reaches us is to build confidence," Lieutenant Klenke said. "Then the Afghan government will go through the requests and prioritize them before submitting them to us."īy encouraging citizens to submit requests through local Afghan government agencies, the PRT is helping to promote an all-Afghan enterprise and to build trust in their system. Stephen Klenke, the PRT's project purchasing officer deployed from the 21st Civil Engineer Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. "The Afghans are encouraged to route their requests through their local governments for consideration," said 1st Lt. The province, approximately 7,700 square miles with 22 recognized districts, is considered the agricultural center of the country. The civil affairs team works with local leaders on determining the specific needs of an area. The author of this article was a member of the Working Group and would like to share some conclusions of the report with the readers of our magazine.FORWARD OPERATING BASE FINLEY-SHIELDS, Afghanistan - Nangarhar Province is seeing a rush of construction projects due in large part to the vision and planning of an Air Force civil engineer team here.Īs part of the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team, civil engineers work with fellow PRT members - including civil affairs teams - to address the needs of a specific district or village and nail down the particulars necessary to get a project approved and built. The final report was presented on a workshop in Brussels on November 6, 2017. This Working Group, abbreviated as WG-154 of the PIANC Inland Navigation Commission (InCom), has recently completed its proceedings. It should, therefore, not surprise that PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure, established a Working Group to bring a report on the newest state-of-art technology in this field. Miter gates are by far the best known and usually the most efficient type of such closures. This stimulates the development of lock closures, which are often seen as the most technically demanding systems in navigation locks. Growing significance and requirements of recreational navigation.Impact of processes associated with climate change, like sea level rising and extreme weather conditions on inland waterways.Environmental advantages of inland navigation versus land transport.The resulting growth of both number and sizes of vessels in navigation locks.Globalization of world economy and more demand for waterborne transport.The reasons for this renewed interest are complex and can be associated with a number of world-wide developments and concerns, like: This also includes the upgrading and refurbishment projects at many existing lock sites. Construction of navigation locks enjoys renewed interest of inland waterways and sea harbors administrations.
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