Bahir Dar Airport Airfield Runway Maintenance Design Project

The project involves the investigation, design and maintenance of the airfield runway and its facilities to ICAO standards as part of a design-build delivery approach.

Employer: MELCON Construction PLC/Ethiopian Airlines Group- Ethiopian Airports

Type of service: ESIA and Detailed Engineering Design

Time of service: November 01, 2023 – To date

Location: Amhara RS, Ethiopia

Major Scope of the Works

  • Condition Survey and Evaluation
  • Topographic Surveying
  • Subgrade and Pavement Investigation
  • Construction Materials Investigation
  • Detailed Engineering Design
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Key Features of the Project

  • Investigation of failures of 3.8km long runway with 6000m2 rigid pavement
  • Maintenance overlay for asphalt concrete (AC) part of the runway
  • Determination and design of options of:

Maintenance overlay for rigid pavement part of the runway

Rehabilitation and design of the rigid part of the runway with AC pavement

  • Connection design as per ICAO standards
  • Design of runway facilities and markers

Special Features of the Project

  • The need for  design and construction operations while the airport is serving

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