The movement area of Ämari airbase is Merko’s largest civil engineering project

According to the information of AS Merko Ehitus, having performed the construction works of the movement area of Ämari airbase opened on 15 September 2010, the object was completed pursuant to the schedule, enabling to fully use the airbase and receive airplanes.

According to Andres Agukas, the member of the management board of AS Merko Ehitus, the expansion of the movement area of Ämari airbase is the company’s largest project in the field of civil engineering. “The asphalt and concrete-covered runway meeting the high technical requirements, including the engineering technical facilities belonging thereto, has been established. The object has been given over to the Ministry of Defence pursuant to the schedule and level of completion which has enabled the client to carry out all its adjustment and tuning works by the final date of the contract. We would like to acknowledge the team of the Ministry of Defence for the constructive cooperation,” Agukas said.

The cost of construction works for the expansion of Ämari movement area was 700 million kroons.