Presented to: 32 nd Annual Airport Conference – Hershey, PA By: Jeff Gagnon, P.E. Manager AJP-6312 Date: March 4, 2009 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Testing Laboratory Update

2 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Outline Background Requirements Layout Testing Equipment Schedule

3 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Background Design Started – August 2006 Bid Documents Completed – August % design review preformed by Philadelphia District Army Corps of Engineers USACE to administer the construction contract – $1.1 million estimated construction cost FAA to provide construction oversight Projected contract award February 2009

4 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Requirements 120 x 48 ft building ( ~5500 sq ft) Includes additional restrooms Designed for Soils, Aggregates Concrete and Asphalt testing AMRL Certified CCRL Certified Material Testing for others

5 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 NAPTF Laboratory

6 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Materials Testing Lab National Airport Pavement Test Facility

7 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007

8 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Laboratory Floor Plan Foyer & Restrooms Office & Meeting Room Asphalt Lab Concrete Aggregates and Soil Curing Room Material storage

9 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Layout – Curing Room

10 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Testing Equipment Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer for HMA and Concrete (PSPA) Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer for Soils (D-PSPA) Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) Modified or Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device Superpave Mix Design Equipment Marshall Mix design Equipment Concrete & Aggregates Equipment

11 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Testing Equipment Asphalt Pavement Analyzer Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device Portable Seismic Pavement Analyzer

12 Federal Aviation Administration FAA Pavement R&D Program Update March 4, 2009 January 21, 2007 Schedule Award – February 2009 Break Ground – March month Construction Completion – September 2009 Occupancy – October 2009 NEED – LAB MANAGER