b'RUNWAYSDCA47One of the selling points that helped Lagan win the contractbitumen gets added to bind it all together. This surface should was its ability to provide a mobile asphalt plant on the airfield (vs.withstand any weather conditions and the constant pounding of trucking in all the needed material). the hundreds of aircraft that use DCA every day.The plant was set built on about 3 acres at the south end of the airfield, at the end of Runway 4-22. Lagan alsoNight Movesconstructed a pair of 200-ton silos to provide crews with 400At 6:30 each work night, Lagan project leaders met virtually with tons of available storage each night.airport operations personnel to review tasks for that evening. In particular, they would confirm which area of the runway would Additional asphalt was produced by Holcim, which has a plantbe worked on, and what access routes to use. The team also in nearby Clinton, MD. Most nights, it supplied the first 400 tonsdiscussed feedback from aircraft operators, and then performed of asphalt. The aggregate material and liquid polymer bitumena follow-up briefing for the airlines to confirm when crews would were mixed at Holcims plant and transported to the airfield eachbe closing the runway. A final briefing was held at 9:30 p.m. with evening. (The bitumen was specially designed for temperaturesAirfield Operations to reconfirm key details. from 180 degrees F to minus 80 degrees F.) The Lagan production teams arrived around 9 p.m. to stage After arriving at the project site, trucks discharged mixed asphaltsupplies and make sure all machines were ready to go. Crews into a material transfer vehicle, which remixed the asphalt towould typically report at the staging area around 10:45 p.m.improve temperature consistency and provide a consistent delivery to the asphalt paver, resulting in a smoother asphalt surface. ThenAt 11 p.m., the first order of business was setting up the empty trucks would refill with asphalt from Lagans on-site plantconstruction barriers to prevent crewmembers from accidentally to provide the second 400 tons needed for that nights paving.crossing into other areas of the live airfield and to stop aircraft from coming into the work area.Making the aggregate mix is like baking a cake, Keogh states. Everything is mixed in a set proportion, and then the READY FOR TAKE OFF! CONTACT US TODAY!Scott Boos Dennis BraswellCALL: (813) 918-6844 (813) 918-6855Typical Rubber Removal7813 Professional Place|Tampa, FL33637|813-985-4500|info@blasters.net|blasters.net/liquidatorAirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2025'