Minot Air Base Runway Upgrade Nears Completion

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The military says a $32 million runway upgrade is nearly complete at the Minot Air Force Base.

The Minot Daily News reports a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held later this month. The project has spanned three years and is expected to be completed this month.

The base's runway was closed in April to complete the work.

Several B-52s from the base have been temporarily reassigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and Andersen Air Force Base in Guam during the runway reconstruction in Minot.