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New Entrance Road Coming to Akron-Canton Airport By Irwin Rapoport CEG CorrEspondEnt

the Akron-Canton Airport’s $11.6 million Entrance road reconstruction project, was awarded to northstar Asphalt Inc. the project included the reconstruction of the entrance road to the airport terminal, reconfigured and improved short and long-term parking lots, a new rental car lot and the final phase — a new covered parking area, which is ongoing now. new entrance and exit plazas were constructed by the st. Clair/paulis Group. the work started in the summer of 2015. “A main goal was to give passengers more time to determine where they needed to go — whether it is long-term parking, short-term parking or the terminal to drop off someone” said rick McQueen, president and CEo of the airport. “We also needed to add commercial lanes in front of the terminal to reduce congestion during peak times. Another important part of the project was to add a new rental car lot that is larger than the existing lot. this will free up space for a future terminal expansion.” the airport, which was built 70 years ago, served 1.5 million passengers in 2015. While the road project was being built, an expansion and renovation of the ticket concourse also was under construction. this project was completed in May and was constructed by Cavanaugh Building Corp., Abbot Electric, Imperial Mechanical, and s.A. Comunale Co. the airport is planning a major terminal gate replacement project that is expected to start in mid2017.

The Akron-Canton Airport’s $11.6 million Entrance Road reconstruction project, was awarded to Northstar Asphalt Inc.

the tender process for the contract has not begun yet as the planning is still ongoing. the road project included energy efficient LEd lighting and increased the number of parking spots. the covered parking lot will serve 240 cars. the project was designed by Hammontree & Associates. “there have not been any design issues,” said McQueen. “It was well thought out and planned in conjunction with how it would work with everything else that is being planned for the airport’s expansion and future needs. the goal is to improve customer serv-

ice and convenience. the project is going according to plan and schedule.” Major construction at an airport is never easy in terms of traffic. The work started in the summer of 2015. “We’ve done as much as we can to alleviate any of ward construction project, there the issues with congestion from the have still been challenges. “the work started with earthconstruction,” said McQueen. “We have a lot of temporary sig- work and a lot of demolition. Most nage to help guide passengers and of the storm drainage was replaced, along with some sanitary those visiting the airport.” Bryan shaw, the general manag- sewers and waterlines. the project er of northstar, a division of the included water quality structures as Wenger Companies, said that part of the drainage systems, where while this has been a straightfor- surface water runoff is treated in

huge sand filters, was quite a bit of work and quite involved. “We had to do all of that before we ever moved on to the surface work — curbing, asphalt paving, etc.,” he said. “What made it really difficult was maintaining access to the terminal. We had to provide adequate parking and pedestrian access to the front of the terminal, including two primary access points. the project was divided into five phases and 31 sub-phases and it was jig-saw puzzle from the start.” the hard work by northstar has paid off as it is two-and-a-half months ahead of schedule on the site development work. the covering for the parking is being installed by Fabristructure, a specialty subcontractor. shaw credits the preplanning for the early completion of the site development work. “It was a pretty comprehensive set of plans and we familiarized ourselves with them as best we could with the intentions of phasing the work,” he said. “We also found some better ways to proceed to be more efficient. At times we were able to combine some phases and still maintain access requirements that the airport had. We partnered well with the airport and the engineer — they were very accommodating with us.” shaw realized that his project would have an impact on a terminal expansion project that was ongoing at the time. “We coordinated with the other contractor who was working right see NORTHSTAR page 2

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Northstar Asphalt to Complete Reconstruction Project NORTHSTAR from page 1

in front of the terminal,” he said. “We also had nearly 12 subcontractors on our project, so there was quite a bit of coordination. Our project manager, Walt Neff, did a great job coordinating all of that. Mike Dimmerling, our project superintendent, did a fabulous job in keeping everybody informed and making sure that there weren’t any issues and keeping the patrons happy.” At peak times there were nearly 50 workers on site —30 from Northstar and 20 via subcontractors. All the work was done via day shifts. The subcontractors included RMI

Cement LLC and Graco Concrete Inc. for cement, the Hilscher-Clarke Electric Company for electrical, and Wenger Excavating for excavation. Northstar removed 20,000 cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of earth, much of which was used to provide fill for embankment. It has brought in nearly 20,000 cu. yds of earth; nearly 15,000 ft. (4,572 m) of polyethylene and concrete pipe for the drainage work; up to 1,200 ft. (365.7 m) of PVC piping for the sanitary sewer; more than 20,000 ft. (6,096 m) of concrete curbs, foundations, islands, and structural pads; and close to 36,000 tons (32,658 t) of asphalt. “We have a drum-mix asphalt plant two miles away from

the job site and we produce out own aggregates at a plant 10 miles away,” said Shaw. “We’re in a unique position because of our close proximity to the airport. One of my first jobs with Northstar was the original re-working of the outer ring road in 1989. I’m full circle now. We’ve done extensive work continuously on the airfield, including runways, taxiways, and surface upgrades and since 2009, we’ve been here consistently. In fact, we have another taxiway job that we’re going to do once the FAA funding is in place. The work site was tight and there was limited room to store materials. This required coordinated material deliveries for each phase of the construction.

Bryan Shaw, the general manager of Northstar, a division of the Wenger Companies, said that while this has been a straightforward construction project, there have still been challenges.

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“But as the job progressed,” said Shaw, “we had more real estate to utilize for staging. There were very few surprises in terms of the work. Occasionally you would run into things that nobody knew about — an old utility line or something else, but that was very well managed and nothing serious came up that curtailed construction.” The excavating subcontractor was using Hitachi and Volvo excavators and the paving contractor used Rubbertrack 461 screed machines. Northstar extensively used Cat equipment, including Cat loaders and dozers. It also used Bomag and Dynapac compactors, Cedar Rapids pavers, Hypac rollers and milling machines, and highwaytype dump trucks to designated waste sites. Mechanics, using repair trucks based at Northstar’s main office/yard in North Canton visited the site as needed. If repairs could not be done on site, bringing them to the shop was an easy process. “We didn’t bring in anything large enough that was in pieces and had to be assembled on the job,” said Shaw. “Most of it was mobile and could be trailered. The mechanics covered routine maintenance at night. Where we could, we had back-up pieces of equipment in case something needed to be serviced. We couldn’t afford to take too much equipment out of service in order to maintain the schedule.” Neff and Dimmerling will definitely be applying lessons learned on this project and future projects. “Considering the five phases divided into 31 sub-phases, pre-planning is most essential,” said Neff. “However, even the best of plans and schedules must have a small amount of flexibility.” Dimmerling said, “Flexibility coupled with adaptability is the key to success in difficult situations.” (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG

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Thousands Attend OSU’s Farm Science Review in London

ponsored by Ohio State University, the Farm Science Review was held on Sept. 20 to 22 at Ohio State’s 2,100-acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center, located west of Columbus in London, Ohio. This year marked the 54th anniversary of the annual event, which featured 4,000 product lines presented by 600 commercial exhibitors, and educational programs conducted by Ohio State and Purdue specialists in agricultural production. The event featured an 80-acre exhibit area, and 600 acres of land were Brandon Hawkins (L) and Bruce Mustard of devoted to live field demonstrations. see REVIEW page 6

JCB show attendees equipment, including this JCB 427 agri wheel loader. (L-R) are Tom Whitton and Travis Heim, both of Bobcat of Dayton; Adam Brush of Bobcat Enterprises; and Buzz Helser, Bobcat territory representative.

(L-R): Bob Candee of Fecon was on hand at the Company Wrench/Taylor Rental equipment display to assist Gabe Clark, Kevin Dodds and Tony Little to talk about the equipment.

(L-R): Heather Murray, Meghan Fellure and Lenny Garrard, all of Bobcat Enterprises, wait to answer questions about used Bobcat equipment.

(L-R): John Rau, David Hester and Rick Laws, Manitou Group, discuss Manitou telehandlers, aerial work platforms and forklifts, as well as Gehl and Mustang compact equipment.

(L-R): Dennis Alford, Kim Rominger and Dave and Linda Kahler, all of the Ohio Michigan Equipment Dealers Association, promote the Ohio Power Show, which is set to be held in Columbus on Jan. 26 to 28.

Cory Walters (L) and Erich Rose, both of KE Rose Company, stand with this Fisher Engineering snowplow.

Brittney Hildebrand of Ohio CAT welcomes attendees.

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