When it comes to airports, safety is job #1. What’s job #2?

The Jackson County Airport terminal area apron had degraded to point where repairing the apron wasn’t a viable option. Geotechnical borings of the pavement section were so thin that a mil and overlay project wasn’t even feasible, so it was determined that a comprehensive apron rehabilitation project was required to properly remedy the situation. However,…

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Can you recycle a taxiway? You can.

Heavy equipment piles large rocks and gravel at a construction site

RDU’s Taxiway F, originally constructed between 1986 and 1988, has deteriorated due to age, as well as Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in the concrete, and is scheduled for rehabilitation. Currently, the project is in its first year of a two-year construction effort to replace a portion of the taxiway. This $26 million project involves removal of…

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Rebuilding Eden

Rebuilding Eden- Image of a forested river

Although named for the idyllic garden of the Old Testament, the city of Eden, N.C., has battled infrastructure challenges that have been anything but paradise. Formed in 1967 through the consolidation of three old mill towns and one sanitary sewerage district, the city inherited an aging wastewater collection system that has struggled with chronic sanitary…

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Integrating Green Infrastructure into Your Community

Integrating Green Infrastructure into Your Community

We integrate green infrastructure into your projects by helping you navigate the funding, regulatory environment, design, and implementation of these practices to add value through increased resiliency and performance. Why is green infrastructure needed? Communities are continually facing challenges associated with our changing climate – including more intense and frequent storms and flooding associated with…

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NCSD Ashley Interceptor Rehabilitation Phase 8 Surprises and Successes

NCSD Ashley Interceptor Rehabilitation Phase 8 Surprises and Successes

The Ashley Interceptor Rehabilitation – Phase 8 differed from previous phases of the Sewer District’s interceptor rehabilitation program because in addition to the sections of the interceptor that was laid in the marshes associated with the Ashley River, other portions were constructed within narrow, live oak lined roads in an upscale neighborhood. The setting(s) proved…

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