{"id":6872,"date":"2024-02-23T07:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/?p=6872"},"modified":"2024-02-21T10:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:26:46","slug":"how-flatiron-built-a-runway-meant-to-last-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/how-flatiron-built-a-runway-meant-to-last-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBuilt to Last\u201d: How Flatiron Built a Runway Meant to Last Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155388677 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155388677 BCX0\">Collaboration and deep supplier connections all played parts<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW155388677 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW155388677 BCX0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW155388677 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Flatiron builds projects that enhance communities for decades.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Building infrastructure meant to stand the test of time requires several factors: excellent planning and scheduling, a commitment to quality, innovation and a diverse workforce that can mitigate the unforeseen.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our Dallas 13R-31L &amp; Taxiway C Reconstruction Project is a perfect example.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We were challenged with completely reconstructing Dallas Love Field\u2019s longest runway in a short time during the pandemic. The contract also called for the building or reconstruction of two feeder taxiways.&nbsp; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Not only did we complete the mission, 13R has won at least three prestigious awards.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Engineering News-Record Texas &amp; Louisiana 2023 Best Projects Award (Airport\/Transit) <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Airport Business 2023 Project of the Year <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">American Concrete Pavement Association Commercial Service Airports &#8211; \u201cGold\u201d winner <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_6874\" style=\"width: 524px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6874\" class=\"wp-image-6874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267.jpg\" alt=\"Flatiron employees accepting the American Concrete Pavement Association Commercial Service Airports - \u201cGold\u201d\" width=\"514\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267-860x1024.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_3267-1290x1536.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Concrete Pavement Association named our Dallas Love Field Runway 13R &#8211; 31L &amp; Taxiway C project a &#8220;Gold&#8221; winner in the Commercial Service Airports category<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hear from the project team how they got it done.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/915256314&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Collaboration and deep supplier connections all played parts&nbsp;&nbsp; Flatiron builds projects that enhance communities for decades.&nbsp;&nbsp; Building infrastructure meant to stand the test of time requires several&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[49,28,179,549],"class_list":["post-6872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-news","tag-airport","tag-featured","tag-flatiron","tag-flatiron-project"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6872"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}