Ankeny Regional Airport, Reconstruction of Taxiways A/C North and Rehabilitation of Taxiways B and C
Ankeny, IA
The Ankeny Regional Airport is currently the third busiest airport in the state of Iowa and provides private, corporate, and freight operation aviation services to the greater Des Moines area and Polk County. The Airport wanted to further its mission of providing safe and accessible aircraft accommodations to the surrounding community and tasked McClure with the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Taxiways A, B, C, and seven T-Hangar taxilanes serving T-Hangars A-K. The existing Taxiway A and C North pavement was originally paved in the early 1990s and required reconstruction and updates to the taxiway fillet geometry. Additionally, Taxiways B, C, and the T-Hangar Taxilanes were experiencing pavement distresses such as medium severity LTD cracking, D-cracking, and joint seal damage that required pavement maintenance.
The scope of the project included removing and replacing the existing concrete pavement of Taxiway A and C North with 8 inches of PCC pavement underlain with 6 inches of aggregate base course placed on 12 inches of cement treated subgrade. Edge lights affected by new pavement construction and updates to fillet geometry were salvaged and re-installed on new bases. Taxiways B, C, and the T-Hangar Taxilanes were rehabilitated using partial depth and full depth PCC patching and slab replacement methods.
The scope of the project included removing and replacing the existing concrete pavement of Taxiway A and C North with 8 inches of PCC pavement underlain with 6 inches of aggregate base course placed on 12 inches of cement treated subgrade. Edge lights affected by new pavement construction and updates to fillet geometry were salvaged and re-installed on new bases. Taxiways B, C, and the T-Hangar Taxilanes were rehabilitated using partial depth and full depth PCC patching and slab replacement methods.
Highlights
- As one of the busiest airports in Iowa, McClure understood the importance of maintaining operations during airfield construction
- A well-executed construction phasing plan began with a thorough understanding of the Airport’s specific needs and close coordination with the FAA
- The resulting construction phasing plan minimized impacts to Runways 18-36 and 4-22To further accommodate the Airport and its 85 based aircraft in the seven T-Hangars, McClure conducted numerous coordination meetings with Airport staff
- A temporary turf taxilane was incorporated into the phasing plan to allow T-Hangar tenants to continue accessing the Airport during construction on Taxiway C North
- This approach helped minimize the economic impact of construction activities on the airfield
Discipline
Aviation
Project Type
Runways, Taxiways, and Aprons
Client
Polk County Aviation Authority
