Jeroen Dijkema is used to those long days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe start with our 6:30 a.m. meetings, to discuss the previous night work\u2019s progress, and the plan for the day ahead,\u201d the project engineer on the Taxiway WB project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport says. \u201cAfter making the rounds in the field I place some orders for field needs, check in with subcontractors and get to my \u2018to-do\u2019 list for the day\u201d Finally in the late afternoon, the Flatiron team assesses the progress they have made during the day and discuss if it hit the mark.<\/p>\n
After first completing Bush\u2019s Taxiway WA, Flatiron has now moved on to rehabbing WB, which lies parallel to the east. The project owner is the Houston Airport System (HAS), which also administers the city\u2019s other airports: William P. Hobby and Ellington.<\/p>\n
Dijkema says issues with the initial design necessitated WB\u2019s rehabilitation. Additionally, Flatiron is widening its shoulders to accommodate larger aircraft.<\/p>\n
As mentioned earlier, the days are long, but they are certainly paying dividends. They finished up a phase early this year, allowing them to avoid doing it during the peak travel season.<\/p>\n
With numerous hangar facilities bordering WB, scheduling has been challenging for project staff. For example, part of the project\u2019s scope involves FedEx\u2019s entrance ramp. When the shipping giant\u2019s planes come in or take off, equipment has to be pulled back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWA was one long, streamlined phase whereas WB is broken up into 9 phases to accommodate hangar access,\u201d explains Houston Area Manager Mike Zanella. \u201cAccess to hangars must be maintained 24\/7; each ramp can only be impacted a set amount of days.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the end of the day however, Dijkema says the good chemistry on the team gets everyone through the long days under Houston\u2019s hot and humid sun: \u201cWe can maintain a good attitude during busy times, so between long shifts and challenging times, we\u2019re still able to joke around with each other.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s lots of reason for Flatiron staffers in Houston to show off a good attitude. Besides the WA\/WB project, earlier this year HAS awarded the company a miscellaneous repairs job. That contract includes Flatiron\u2019s first work at the sister Hobby and Ellington Airports.<\/p>\n
The Taxiway WB portion of the project is scheduled to wrap in late 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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