Winning Project:Runway Rehabilitation Project
Contract Amount:$83.8 million
Project Location:Baltimore
Owner:Maryland Aviation Administration

According to a press release from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, the airport's longest commercial runway will undergo extensive rehabilitation work starting this week. The project was awarded by the Maryland Aviation Administration to a joint venture of Allan Myers and P. Flanigan & Sons, with a total contract value of $83.8 million. The rehabilitation work began Wednesday and is expected to continue through October 8.

"Through this significant project, we are strengthening Maryland's gateway and improving the core facilities at BWI Marshall Airport," Shannetta Griffin, executive director and CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration, said in the press release. "This runway rehabilitation will help ensure the airport's long-term safety, reliability, and operational efficiency."

To safely carry out the rehabilitation work, the airport will close Runway 10-28 during construction. The runway, measuring 10,500 feet in length, is the airport's longest and one of BWI's two commercial runways. The scope of work includes runway milling and repaving, as well as upgrading the electrical system to install modern LED runway lighting.

The joint venture of Allan Myers of Worcester, Pennsylvania, and P. Flanigan & Sons of Baltimore will also close another runway, 15R-33L, during nighttime work. According to the press release, these temporary nighttime closures are necessary to allow paving operations at the intersection of the two main runways. Runway 15R-33L will remain fully operational except for the scheduled nighttime work periods.

The rehabilitation of BWI's longest runway follows a series of major upgrade projects at other U.S. airports. For example, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced in March a $1 billion upgrade plan for Miami International Airport, with contractors set to build 17 new aircraft gates and connect passenger concourses.

Meanwhile, a joint venture of AECOM Hunt Clayco Bowa and the Chicago Department of Aviation have begun vertical construction on a $1.45 billion upgrade at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, where the project team will build a new 19-gate, 580,000-square-foot Concourse D.

Other airport infrastructure projects include a $900 million project at Nashville International Airport and a $1 billion modernization effort at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia.