12,000’ 17R/35L serves as UPS’ primary cargo runway at SDF thus constant communication with stakeholders was paramount with weekly progress meetings with LRAA Engineering and Operations to schedule closures and discuss completed and upcoming work. Full closures are only allowed on 17R/35L on Saturdays and Sundays with daily closures on Fridays and Mondays with reopenings occurring both days at 3pm with severe penalties for delays. This presented another challenge of frequent concrete pours on Saturday and Sunday evenings. A significant portion of the contract also involved work on other sections of the airfield which resulted in a demanding schedule frequently resulting in performing work 7 days a week due to various closure restrictions and availability. With the exception of Saturdays and Sundays, all closures were daily meaning our work items for that day must be commenced and completed with conditions restored to safety area compliance by reopening which typically occurred at 3pm. AFC is grateful to all participants in this project including the staff at LRAA, Foth, Garver, E&B Paving, and ADB Safegate, all of which are staffed with elite professionals who were tremendous partners.

Project Highlights:

• 360 Touch Down Zone, 237 Runway Centerline, 148 Runway Edge and Threshold, 246 Taxiway Centerline, and 17 In-Pavement Guard Light, all converted to new LED fixtures
• 59 new Runway and Taxiway Guidance Signs with new foundations including replacement of all RDR signs and Hold Signs along Taxiway Alpha.
• Two sets of L880(L) PAPIs
• 15 independent directional bores comprised of 1-2’’, 4-2’’, 8-2’’, 10-2’’ and 16-2’’ pipes. Most bores were in clay conditions but two were in full slate thus requiring our rock boring machine and components. 45,000’ of HDPE installed via directional bores total.
• 26 4-Can Plazas and 12 5-Can Plazas with 10’ maintenance pad extensions on both ends
• New duct system for both the west and east airfield comprised of 1-2’’, 2-2’’, 4-2’’, 8-2’’, 10-2’’, 16-2’’, and 24-2’’ ducts. 60,000’ of 2’’ PVC installed total.
• Over 275,000’ of #8 5kV cable feeding various circuits including complete replacement of 5 west airfield circuits with fixtures and homerun replacement of 10 east airfield circuits with insulation resistance standard of 1 gigaohm
• 44 50’x25’ concrete panels replaced on 17R/35L and Taxiway Alpha which included 56 in pavement lights with new base cans and new subgrade conduit in CTB
• Nine new Constant Current Regulators and ALCMS upgrades

AFC has countless other projects ranging from $15,000 to $2M in our portfolio at various airports in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio with references available upon request.