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A VIATION S AFETY AND ENVIRON M E NTAL PRESERVATION SKY HARBOR AIRPORT PROJECT SKY HARBOR RUNWAY RELOCATION NEWSLETTER AVIATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION Learn More: Project newsletters including construction updates and photos will be distributed and posted on the airport website monthly. If you would like to be emailed the monthly newsletter, please contact Brandon Twedt (contact info below). skyharbor.duluthairport.com Brandon Twedt, PE Project Engineer Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) 651-329-0133 [email protected] Brian Madsen Sky Harbor Airport Manager Duluth Airport Authority 218-733-0078 [email protected] @ @ OCTOBER 2018 – VOLUME 9 PROJECT UPDATE As of October 13,barging sand to the site has been completed with approximately 90,000 tons delivered. The delivered material has allowed for the completion of surcharge material placement within the new runway footprint. Surcharge loading has started and the consolidation of loose lake bed soils is underway. The consolidation period is expected to continue through the winter and into early summer of 2019. Topsoil delivery and placement along with seeding/mulching items within Phase 2A will be ongoing during the last few weeks of October. The timber for the submerged crib structure has been delivered. The contractor will begin the building process for the structures and placement in water should begin sometime in November. Runway 14/32 and the seaplane base remain open for use. No closures are anticipated during the remainder of the project this fall. The management of non-native plants on areas of Duluth Airport Authority (DAA) property was completed in early October. Additional native plant and seed collection is now complete for 2018. The plants will remain in a greenhouse over the winter and transplanted when the project site is ready.

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  • AVIATION SAFE

    TY AND ENV

    IRONMENTAL PRESERVATION

    SKY HARBOR AIRPORT PROJECT

    SKY HARBOR RUNWAY RELOCATION NEWSLETTERAVIATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION

    Learn More: Project newsletters including construction updates and photos will be distributed and posted on the airport website monthly. If you would like to be emailed the monthly newsletter, please contact Brandon Twedt (contact info below).

    skyharbor.duluthairport.com

    Brandon Twedt, PEProject EngineerShort Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) 651-329-0133 [email protected]

    Brian MadsenSky Harbor Airport ManagerDuluth Airport Authority 218-733-0078 [email protected]

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    OCTOBER 2018 – VOLUME 9

    PROJECT UPDATE

    As of October 13,barging sand to the site has been completed withapproximately 90,000 tons delivered. The delivered material has allowed forthe completion of surcharge material placement within the new runwayfootprint. Surcharge loading has started and the consolidation of loose lakebed soils is underway. The consolidation period is expected to continuethrough the winter and into early summer of 2019.

    Topsoil delivery and placement along with seeding/mulching items withinPhase 2A will be ongoing during the last few weeks of October.

    The timber for the submerged crib structure has been delivered. The contractorwill begin the building process for the structures and placement in water shouldbegin sometime in November.

    Runway 14/32 and the seaplane base remain open for use. No closures areanticipated during the remainder of the project this fall.

    The management of non-native plants on areas of Duluth Airport Authority(DAA) property was completed in early October. Additional native plant andseed collection is now complete for 2018. The plants will remain in agreenhouse over the winter and transplanted when the project site is ready.

  • AVIATION SAFE

    TY AND ENV

    IRONMENTAL PRESERVATION

    SKY HARBOR AIRPORT PROJECT

    SKY HARBOR RUNWAY RELOCATION NEWSLETTERAVIATION SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION

    OCTOBER 2018 – VOLUME 9