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Project Name:  Martin County International Airport, Florida

Project Scope:  Construction of EMAS, Installed Lighting, and Relocated Utilities

Year Completed:  2011

Description:

Dickerson has completed numerous FAA and highway projects including thirty airport projects in the last 13 years. Work for the Martin County International Airport included:

• The project consisted of constructing a 100’ wide x 500’ long crushable concrete EMAS.
• Dickerson installed the EMAS concrete grade beams in preparation of the EMAS concrete blocks installation. The pad was constructed of nearly 4,000 compressible cellular concrete blocks which were installed in a rectangular grid pattern in the safety area beyond the runway.
• In addition to the construction of the EMAS bed area, Dickerson removed the existing blast pad along with the previous markings on the existing runway.
• Dickerson installed the threshold lights, installed runway and taxiway lighting, installed security fencing, the PAPI system, and relocated the existing City water and sewer utilities.
• The earthwork performed for this project consisted of a 6” sub-base material totaling 15,800 square yards, along with a 12” sub-grade material totaling 16,250 square yards, and repaving asphalt runway totaling 1,958 tons of hot mix asphalt.
• The project consisted of constructing a 100’ wide x 500’ long crushable concrete EMAS.
• Dickerson installed the EMAS concrete grade beams in preparation of the EMAS concrete blocks installation. The pad was constructed of nearly 4,000 compressible cellular concrete blocks which were installed in a rectangular grid pattern in the safety area beyond the runway.
• In addition to the construction of the EMAS bed area, Dickerson removed the existing blast pad along with the previous markings on the existing runway.
• Dickerson installed the threshold lights, installed runway and taxiway lighting, installed security fencing, the PAPI system, and relocated the existing City water and sewer utilities.
• The earthwork performed for this project consisted of a 6” sub-base material totaling 15,800 square yards, along with a 12” sub-grade material totaling 16,250 square yards, and repaving asphalt runway totaling 1,958 tons of hot mix asphalt.