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Phase 2 (10C Enhancement) – 10C target operational date Nov 2017. Shelter installation scheduled to begin June 2017 with an installation complete date of 8/31/2017. Phase 3 (9R Enhancement) – 9R construction estimated to be comp leted Spring 2018 and IOC Fall 2018. DTW ORD declared 4/20/16. A site visit is warranted for s hadow operations on the 21L REL s. This will occur prior to IOC. Phase 2 (21L): Cable installation (2 Circuits) begins June 2017. BWI IOC took place on 3/8/17 with the RELs (Runway Edge Lights) only. The Build 3.1 is scheduled to be installed 5/9/17. I will return for another shadow ops for the THLs (takeoff hold lights 5/8/17. SFO IOC (Initial Operating Capability) was declared on 11/30/16. ORD planned for Ma y/June 2017. BOS Pre - construction meeting to be held on 4/12/17. Site prep begins on 5/10/17. DFW Construction in process. San Diego Still in the planning phase. Runway Safety Flyover/Wrong Surface Landing/Departures Top 5 – Runway Safety has two of t he Top 5 Safety topics. A great deal of work has been taking place in order to prepare for Recurrent trainings on both topics. Flyovers will be an eLMs course for tower and approach controllers. Wrong Surface Landings/Departures will be an ILT course both of which are scheduled for the July recurrent training. A SSI SRM panel will take place May 22 - 24, which will address all runway incursions between all LOBs. Closed Runway Occup ancy Prevention Device (CROPD) Live Testing at JFK was completed last year. T he FY17 focus site will be RNO. The week of June 5th, the plan is to start setting up equipment, running the initial testing, and doing the initial training . The live use will begin July 10th. Airport Constr uction Advisory Council (ACAC) The ACAC continu es to support construction activities throughout the NAS and i nternationally. We brief weekly on current projects in the NAS. Automation o f Construction Notice Diagrams Multiple meetings and edits have been conducted for the detailed requirements in whic h myself, the ACAC, and Runway Safety office were involved in. I am currently waiting on the draft of final requirements to be completed in order to review. This project is ongoing.