Crews have completed work on the Van Nuys Airport’s $35.5 million project to rehabilitate Taxiway A, Los Angeles World Airports announced Friday.
The 8,000-foot taxiway underwent 15 months of rehabilitation, accomplished in 12 phases. The work included full-depth asphalt taxiway reconstruction, installation of LED centerline and edge lights, airfield signage and pavement marking upgrades, taxiway geometry enhancements and infield graining and drainage improvements, according to LAWA, which said the project is expected to expand the taxiway’s pavement life by 20 years. It also meets new Federal Aviation Administration design standards and will improve safety.
“Van Nuys Airport continues to demonstrate it is the premier general aviation airport in the country with modern and safe facilities that are among the most emulated by peer airports,” said LAWA CEO Justin Erbacci.
“I want to thank our project team and Van Nuys Airport tenants for working collaboratively to coordinate the design, phasing and construction in a manner that mitigated operational impacts and kept the airport running smoothly.”
The project, which is the second of two major projects in the last four years to rehabilitate Van Nuys taxiways, was 90% federally funded through two Airport Improvement Program grants and managed by LAWA’s Airport Development Program staff. LAWA partnered with HNTB Corporation to engineer the project and Granite Construction Company as the general contractor.
“The Taxiway A project presented another opportunity for airport businesses to work in partnership with Los Angeles World Airports and the FAA on solutions to limit the number of days in which runways, taxiways and leasehold access points were impacted during construction,” said Van Nuys Airport Association President Curt Castagna.
“This project ultimately enhances safety for pilots by providing better visual acuity, standardized taxiway nomenclature and improved communication with the air traffic control tower.”