b'38 BWI RUNWAYS says. Jacobs also collaborated closely with members of BWIs Maintenance and Operations teams to ensure the end product was desirable.The maintenance staff want to be able to walk in and be familiar with the equipment thats there, Butler explains. The (firehouse vault) was so old it had different manufacturers equipment and different iterations. To be able to stay on top of maintenance for that was very difficult.Now you train staff for one set of equipment, and its consistent throughout the vault.The airport plans to add up to five gates at Concourse C after the former fire station/lighting vault building is razed, though no timeline for that work has been determined.The airport maintains a backup powerOn Time, On Budget generator that can power its entire airfieldContaining costs and staying on budget were key focus areas for lighting network for up to 24 hours. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, general contractor Allan Myers, construction manager Michael Baker International and project designers who specialize in airfield lighting vaults. They typicallymanager McKnight International. With the project commencing complete one or two new projects per year, with additional workon the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was crucial to secure from clients upgrading existing vaults.longer lead components, particularly transformers, well in advance. Butler says the BWI vault design adopted best practicesSuch planning kept things on time and on budget, notes Stewart. from similar facilities at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)Given the projects location, care was taken to prevent and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Building codeincursions into the movement area and, during winter, a nearby language offered some direction, but knowing what has workeddeicing pad that remained active during construction. Shank well elsewhere brought its own benefits to the process, henotes that people, not companies can make mistakes, so each worker had to receive training and certification before accessing the job site. RUNWAY RUBBER REMOVAL You dont want some unfamiliar supplier bringing in a box of lightbulbs and taking a COMPARISON wrong turn, he says. Dust mitigation and ensuring that construction lighting didnt THE CH ICE IS Y URSimpede visibility for pilots were also central to Water Blaster Only Water Blaster & Aerogreen the safety program.Rubber Removal Detergent Looking back, Butler credits BWIs RUBBER BUILDUP REMAINS persistence and commitment to completing IN GROOVES AEROGREEN 4035 RUBBER the projecteven when COVID-19 led to cost HIGH PRESSURE FROM REMOVER DETERGENT IS ECO- reductions and delays for capital projects at WATER BLASTER RISKS FRIENDLY AND airports worldwide.POLISHING GROOVES, BIODEGRADABLEPOTENTIALLY EMULSIFIES RUBBER, An ALV [airfield lighting vault] is not sexyCOMPROMISING SURFACE ALLOWING DEEP GROOVE It doesnt have a return on investment right TEXTURECLEANING away. But the airport recognized if you dont FREQUENT CLEANING SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES have lights, you dont have planes, Butler REQUIRED TO MANAGE CLEANING FREQUENCYsays. This was something they said they had BUILDUP RESTORES HIGH FRICTION to have, and they never backed off the throttle LOW FRICTION LEVELS LEVELS on that focus. SURFACE CURRENTLY SAFE FOR PERSONNEL AND Adds Love: Landing aircraft have the UNSAFEOPERATORS assurance that the lights are going to stay on. For the next 20, 30 years were looking really LETS TALK SOLUTIONSgood. WWW.AEROGREEN.USSALES@AEROGREEN.US540-450-8375May | June 2025AirportImprovement.com'