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Washington Dulles International, Washington, D.C.


This project at Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., demonstrated that Super-Slab® could be used for overnight replacement of active taxiway pavement. A 50’ x 50’ area on Taxiway Bravo was replaced in two nights with (8) 25’ x 12.5’ x 13” thick precast concrete Super-Slab® sections. A 25’ x 40’ area on Taxiway Yankee was replaced with (4) 20’ x 12.5” x 13” thick sections in one night. The entire replacement process for Taxiway Yankee was completed in 8.5 hours.

 

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To match the surface of the adjacent pavement, the precast concrete Super-Slabs® were intentionally warped. Before the slabs were placed, the subgrade was graded to the required three-dimensional surface to match the slabs. The precisely graded subbase allowed the taxiways to be opened to aircraft traffic on ungrouted slabs. Grouting was completed during two subsequent evening closures.

Owner
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Contractor
The Lane Construction Corp.

Designer
Clough, Harbour & Associates, LLP


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