REDESIGN, LASER SYSTEM SPEED RUNWAY PAVING

Switching from stringline paving to the use of two laser-guided pavers enabled the contractor to cut 10 working days from a 110-day runway resurfacing project. Redesigning final asphalt grades for the laser-guided pavers also enabled 4000 tons of expensive P401 asphalt to be cut from the 35,400 tons originally specified for the project. The project was the resurfacing of the 7000-ft-long main runway at the Sarasota-Bradenton airport. This article gives further details on the construction operations and the laser-guided pavers.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  275 Washington Street
  Newton, MA  United States  02158-1630
• Authors:
  • Brown, D C
• Publication Date: 1990-7

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30-32
• Serial:
  • Highways and Heavy Construction
  • Volume: 133
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Cost effectiveness; Lasers; Productivity; Resurfacing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Time savings
• Old TRIS Terms: Laser applications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496719
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM