Quality Assurance and Quality Control were major concerns particularly with regard to the depth of the concrete panels. Concrete plants were erected on site to reduce travel times. Reconstruction of the Bay Runway had to be completed within 120 days. Having the designer on-site to make decisions as required on a daily basis kept the job moving. A determination as to what items could be pre-purchased was also made and adhered to. This meant that new airfield lighting, signage, throats connecting taxiways and drainage had to be designed and installed. Additionally, the runway was widened to meet the criteria for the new Airbus A380 double-deck wide-body aircraft. Incentive and disincentive clauses were part of the contract.ĭesigning pavement for eighty-six different types of aircraft presented unique challenges and multiple iterations before approval. Planning required determining logistics, obtaining FAA approval for rerouting aircraft to the remaining runways while the Bay Runway was taken out of service, addressing airline concerns for their schedules as well as pre-qualifying bidders. Various aspects of the project were presented including its planning, design and construction. The presentation was given by the Port of New York & New Jersey's James Steven, PE, Program Director JFK Physical Plant & Development Guy Zummo, PE, Principal Design Engineer and Thomas Amoia, PE, Engineer of Construction.Īt 14,572 feet in length, the Bay Runway is the longest runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport's Airfield Reconstruction program was given to Long Island Branch members at Domenico's Restaurant in Levittown. On November 12, 2011, a lecture on John F.

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