b'28 IND RUNWAYSFACTS&FIGURES Project: Runway & Taxiway ReconstructionLocation: Indianapolis Intl AirportOwner/Operator: Indianapolis Airport AuthorityProject Scope: About 450,000 sq. yds. of pavement on Runway 5R-23L & Taxiway DTotal Est. Cost: $190 million Funding: $56 million FAA Airport Improvement ProgramIndianapolis Intl Pioneers Use ofgrant; airport capital improvement fundsPhase 1: April 2022-Dec. 2022 Carbon Capture for Runway Project Phase 2: April 2023-Oct. 2023Phase 3: April 2024-Oct. 2024 BY JODI RICHARDS Project Design/Engineering: Circle City AviationIndianapolis International Airportand resiliency from the Institute for Partners, joint venture of Woolpert & Kimley-Horn (IND) is the eighth-largest cargoSustainable Infrastructure. Package 1 Contractor: Walsh Constructionfacility in the U.S. and home to thePhase One was completed last Package 2 Contractor: Milestone Contractorsworlds second-largest FedEx operationnotDecember, Phase Two is currently in to mention its 8 million annual passengers.the works, and the final Phase Three is Package 3 Contractor: To be determined With that kind of traffic on two parallel Sustainability: C&S Companies scheduled for next year. primary runways, airfield improvements Carbon Capture Technology: CarbonCure require careful planning and coordination.No Stone UnturnedRunway Lighting & Power Design: Loftus Engineering Last year, IND completed the firstRunway 5R-23L originally began supporting Storm Sewer Design: Wessler Engineering phase of a $190 million, three-phaseoperations in 1989. It has been maintained Utilities & Site Design: Infrastructure Engineering reconstruction program that willand rehabilitated over the years, but Navigational Aids: Aviation Alliance completely rebuild Runway 5R-23L andinevitably reached the end of its useful life. Cost Estimation & Scheduling: Connico Taxiway D over three years. Both stretchesWhen the pavement was nearly 30 years of pavement are integral to operations.old, the airport knew it Geotechnical & Quality Assurance: CTL Engineering The 10,000-foot-long, 150-foot-wideneeded to be replaced Construction Phase Services: B&R Consulting; Journeyrunway supports most of the airportsor reconstructed, Engineering cargo operations and is also important forexplains Jarod Key Sustainability Features: LED lighting & signage;passenger airline traffic. Taxiway D is itsKlaas, senior director recycled concrete in runway base; FAA-approved concrete mixfull-length parallel connector.of Planning and design that includes carbon sequestration; onsite concreteDevelopment for the crushing (to reduce associated road traffic); noise, light &In addition to significantly extending the visual impact mitigation for surrounding properties lifecycle of key airfield assets, the ongoingIndianapolis AirportJAROD KLAASNoteworthy Details: 1st airfield project in world to earnreconstruction project is also turningAuthority. The design Envision Platinum certification from Institute for Sustainableheads as the first airfield project in thelife was 20 years, and that speaks a lot to Infrastructure; adding 1 extra inch of concrete (to createworld to earn an Envision Platinum Award,the maintenance team here and how they 22-inch top layer) increased estimated lifespan of pavementthe highest recognition for sustainabilitycare for the infrastructure, he adds. They from 20 to 30 yearsJuly | August 2023AirportImprovement.com'