b'62 PGD RUNWAYSPunta Gorda Closes Runway,Powers Through Rebuild Project BY PAUL NOLAN FACTS&FIGURESFile it under good things comeWe were asked to Project: Runway & Taxiway Rehabilitation to those who wait. The roughlyscope the job initially Location: Punta Gorda (FL) Airport year-long reconstruction andas a rehabilitation rehabilitation of the primary runway atproject, recalls Paul Owner: Charlotte County Airport Authority Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) was a welcomePiro, vice president Runway: 4-22 improvement that took patience, planningof design consultant Length: 7,193 ft.and lots of enabling projects.Kimley-Horn. As Width: 150 ft. Constructed in the 1940s, Runwaythe geotechnicalPAUL PIROCost: $15.3 million 4-22 had received numerous repairs andinvestigation was improvements through the decades.completed, it became apparent that Full Funding: Airport Improvement Program grant the existing sub-base material was not Scope: Center keel removed & reconstructed along entireHowever, a pavement assessment a few years ago made it clear that another patchsufficient enough to support the aircraft length; remaining edges milled & resurfaced; new lightingtraffic through rehabilitation alone.Timeline: 2022-Jan. 2023 (not including previous enablingjob wasnt going to cut it.work) James Parish, chiefThe Charlotte County Airport Authority Noteworthy Detail: Airport closed to commercial trafficexecutive officer ofreceived an FAA Airport Improvement for 7 days to reconstruct taxiway that intersects with 2ndthe Florida airport,Program grant for the full $15.3 million commercial runway explains that PGDproject cost. Following the completion of Project Designer & Consultant: Kimley-Horn &was not only loggingsome major enabling projects, Runway Associates more landings and4-22 was closed in October 2021 Contractor: Wright Construction Group takeoffs as theand remained dormant until work was Lighting: ADB SAFEGATE post-COVID marketJAMES PARISH completed in December 2022. Airfield Markings: Hasco Inc. heated up, it wasThe center keel of the runway was also accommodating larger jets operatedremoved and reconstructed along its Blast Pads: Asphalt paving by Preferred Materials;by the airports two growing commercialentire length. The remaining side portions markings by Hasco Inc. carriers, Allegiant Air and Sun Countrywere milled and resurfaced. All areas were Other Projects: Extended & rehabilitated another runwayAirlines. It was time to fully reconstruct thepaved with new asphalt, grooved and in 2020 for $12 million; completed 4 separate taxiway projects 2020-2024 for $27.8 million; 2 more major taxiway7,193-foot main runway. finished with freshly painted markings and rehabilitation projects scheduled through 2026 for $35.2 millionMay | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'