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LAGAN US NEWS LAI / LAM NEWS

LAGAN US TEAM HAVE WORKS CONTINUE

COMMENCED WORKS AT BIGGS AT RONALD REAGAN

ARMY AIRFIELD IN TEXAS NATIONAL AIRPORT

Lagan US Aviation & Infrastructure have been awarded Lagan US have secured their forth project

a $6.5 million Airfield Reconstruction project at Biggs at Ronald Reagan National Airport in RUNWAY HANDOVER AT RAF NORTHOLT
Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas. The 17-month project Washington to carry out the reconstruction

commenced on site in April 2019. of Hold Bay 4. The Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure (LAI) Team accepted Runway 07-25
from the RAF at Northolt in April 2019.

The project is split into three Phases, with the runway being widened by 25ft The $1.9 million project commenced in April 2019 and is due The Runway was handed over by Wing Commander Simon Firth and Squadron Leader Andrew Edgecombe to mark to start of the Runway
TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19 The project team will remove all existing asphalt from the shoulders and The Hold Bay 4 works will involve the complete reconstruction Rehabilitation and Arrestor beds Project. TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19
to be completed in October this year.
on each side with new PCC (Portland Cement Concrete) pavements.

and expansion of the current de-icing apron and upgrading
place new aggregate base course and asphalt surfacing to the new
The project involves the resurfacing of the runway with 33,000t of Marshall Asphalt, the installation of two new green EMAS Arrestor Beds,
of Glycol collection and drainage systems.
shoulder areas.
upgrade of AGL to LED and the refurbishment of drainage systems.
The project team will be placing the asphalt base layers
It is anticipated that 31,500 tonnes of aggregate base will be laid as well as
Operations at RAF Northolt are planned to resume in Autumn 2019.
11,100 tonnes of Asphalt. The Project is due to be complete in September
under the new PCC pavement area as well as the asphalt to
2020.
the new shoulder and service road area. It is estimated that
13,200 tonnes of Asphalt will be laid throughout the duration
Commdander Simon Firth, OC Ops, RAF Northolt - Brian Donovan, Site Agent, LAI - Dan Aikman, Foreman, LAI
of the contract. Pictured L-R: Will Hornby, Project Manager, LAI - Andrew Howard, Resident Engineer, Mott MacDonald - Squadron Leader Andrew Edgecombe, SATCO, RAF Northolt - Wing
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