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Working alongside operating taxiways also pre-
sented challenges with equipment operating at
the edge of the safety area, says Amoia. “We did
obtain some FAA concessions that allowed some
short bursts of closures during the day when the
work could not be done at night.”
Because speed of completion was critical, a select
list of contractors who might bid on the project
were invited to a mandatory workshop when
the project design was 70 percent complete, says
Zummo. “This gave them time to ask questions,
offer input and help us address potential issues
before construction began,” he says. “We also
worked closely with the FAA during the plan-
ning and design phase to be sure we were able to
propose new approaches and obtain approval.”
As with all projects, there were two lessons
learned with 4L-22R that Zummo and his team
will keep in mind for the next project. “We did
not account for the length of the paving train
when staging the work, and we did not allow
enough time to identify and verify electrical
infrastructure—a critical task because we were
moving electrical and lighting systems.” He adds,
“Even with extra time required for FAA activities
and electrical infrastructure, the runway was
put into service a week earlier than planned.”