Contract 1: Heavy Civil and Airfield Lighting

In general, base bid earthwork and Main Access Road are significantly completed. All of the P-403 asphalt base and 99% of the 15″ concrete paving lanes have been placed on 8,500 linear feet of Runway 16-34. On the taxiways and main apron, all lime rock base and the first 2″ lift of P-401 base have been placed.

Approximately 89% of contract is complete with 71% of the contract time used. All interim milestones being met or exceeded.

Production volumes in place are as follows:

• All 1330 acres cleared and grubbed.
• 75,354 tons of asphalt pavement is in place (68% of both airside and landside). Second lift of asphalt is on Taxiway D and Main Apron.
• 165,860 square yards of landside lime rock base and 130,885 square yards of flightline lime rock base have been installed.
• 62,272 cubic yards of the 67,233 cubic yards of 15″ concrete runway pavement and 14″ main terminal apron is in place (93% of ultimate volume). Grinding, jointing, and grooving of the runway has been completed. Final presentation of the profilographs is now underway.
• 99% of the RCP storm sewer installations are complete (43,228 linear feet). 70,262 linear feet of perforated under-drain has been installed along the taxiways and runways (45% of total).
• Installation of Pond C filter sands continues. Bottom sands are in place, top sands are now 75%. Testing of sands continues at every 2,000 square yards.
• 49,654 linear feet of electrical lighting duct bank and lighting conduit has been installed (43% of design quantity) and 99,879 linear feet of counterpoise systems (31% of design). 56 base can plazas, 128 taxiway edge lights, and 348 runway light cans are now complete (35% of design).

There is an average of 97 workers and 150 pieces of equipment on site daily.

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Leucadia National Corporation, purchaser of the existing airport site, held a public meeting last week to solicit input from area residents.

The development is being done by a Leucadia subsidiary, the St. Andrew Bay Land Company. Leucadia has home offices in Salt Lake City, UT and New York City.

The Panama City News Herald reported:

Plans for the old airport site call for parks, restaurants, walking trails, a marina and possibly a light-industry employer such as a high-tech lab…

City Commissioner Billy Rader, who attended the open house and whose ward includes the old airport site, said he was impressed by the developer’s wish for community participation…

Complete News Herald coverage of the meeting is here and here.

PCBDaily provides additional information with its article, “15 Things to Know About the Development of the Old Airport Site.”

June 2009 pictures of the air traffic control tower and terminal building now under construction demonstrate further progress at the new airport site.

The facility continues to take shape in anticipation of an expected May 2010 opening.