LYNN HAVEN — The Tom P. Haney Technical Center is getting a new addition, and early birds have a chance to watch it happen.
The school was selected to receive a retired Eagle F-15C jet from Tyndall Air Force Base, according to a news release from Haney. The jet will be used in the school’s Aviation Academy programs and is scheduled for transport Sunday at 5 a.m. to minimize traffic issues.
The route will start at the Tyndall Air Force Base Dixie Gate leading to U.S. 98, travel on U.S. 98 to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (State 77), and then up State 77 to East Baldwin Road, where the transport will turn and reach its final destination via the Minnesota Avenue entrance of Haney’s campus.
The estimated time for the transport is five hours, and due to safety concerns, no spectators will be allowed on the Haney campus during the unloading of the transfer, the release said.
The Department of Transportation granted Haney’s permit, and White’s Wrecker Service will transport the jet on a trailer, with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office providing a police escort. Gulf Power Co., AT&T, Comcast and WOW! also will have utility bucket trucks involved in the transport.
“... Everyone is welcome to observe the transport along the listed route,” Haney said.
Haney soon will be hosting a community open house to invite visitors to campus to see the aircraft and tour the Aviation Academy, the school said. The date of the open house has not been released.
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