Fiscal 2019-funded barracks project is closer to completion at Fort McCoy

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Construction of a new multi-million dollar transient troop training barracks is shown July 22, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Contractor L.S. Black Constructors was awarded a $20.6 million contract to build the barracks in September 2019. The planned completion date is currently later in 2021. The planned barracks will be different than the traditional barracks that are located throughout the installation. This new building is four stories and be able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet. The project also is the first of eight new buildings planned for the entire 1600 block at Fort McCoy. The plan is to build three more barracks with the same specifications, three 20,000-square-foot brigade headquarters buildings, and one 160-room officer quarters. This is an Army Corps of Engineers-managed project. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

08.03.2021

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Construction of a new multi-million dollar transient troop training barracks continues into August at Fort McCoy, said Ken Green with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office at Fort McCoy.

A $20.6 million contract was awarded to L.S. Black in September 2019. The planned completion date is currently later in 2021.

The barracks, which is built in the 1600 block on the cantonment area, is different than traditional barracks that are located throughout the installation. This new building is four stories and is able to house 400 people in approximately 60,000 square feet, Green said. The building is built with the latest in construction materials and include state-of-the-art physical security and energy-saving measures.

The project is part of the Fort McCoy master plan that looks at continuously upgrading the installation’s infrastructure to be prepared for the future, said Master Planner Brian Harrie with the Directorate of Public Works (DPW).

“This barracks building (is) constructed on the west side of the site, near the recently constructed dining facility 1672 and (has) ample parking and other amenities,” Harrie said.

The project also is the first of eight new buildings planned for the entire 1600 block, Harrie said. The plan is to build three more barracks with the same specifications, three 20,000-square-foot brigade headquarters buildings, and one 160-room officer quarters.

“The 1600 block will be completely transformed when all of this construction is completed years from now,” Harrie said. “The 1600 block is a great location for this transformation, too, because it places these facilities for transient training troops near the post’s service-related facilities, such as the commissary, Exchange, and McCoy’s Community Center.”

Harrie said this project and future projects for the 1600 block are a great example of how DPW and the Army Corps of Engineers work together to improve quality of life at Fort McCoy.

As of July 30, this fiscal year-2019 funded barracks was at 94 percent complete, Green said. Contractors were continuing work on exterior areas and finishing smaller interior tasks.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.” Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set "Fort McCoy" or another installation as your preferred base.

• Date Taken: 08.03.2021
• Date Posted: 08.03.2021 16:38
• Story ID: 402375
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US