The FDR process allowed the city to rehabilitate Runway 15/33, Taxiway A, and the apron within the allowable state funding amount.
Runway 15/33, Taxiway A, and the apron were in need of reconstruction caused by severe longitudinal and transverse cracking, rutting, raveling, and patch heaving. With limited state funding, the city tasked Bolton & Menk with providing a solution that would correct pavement issues while meeting the available budget. Bolton & Menk proposed the FDR process for all pavements to recycle the existing materials to provide a high-quality product at a substantially lower cost. Four inches of new bituminous surface was paved over the recycled aggregate base course. The FDR process allowed the city to rehabilitate Runway 15/33, Taxiway A, and the apron within the allowable state funding amount.
The funding involved creative financing through borrowing federal non-primary entitlement funds, MnDOT matching funds, and
Widening Runway 14/32 to 75 feet allowed for a safer operational environment for pilots, considering
To minimize the length of time the airport was without an operational instrument approach, proper
Bolton & Menk worked with the FAA to reconfigure the taxiways so taxilanes in both
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