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<br />' Duluth International Airport <br />Airport Zoning Plan/Ordinance <br />' We .are nearing. completion of adoption of an Airport Zoning Plan and <br />Ordinance which involves five governmental jurisdictions, the Cities <br />of Duluth and Hermantown, townships of Rice Lake and Canosia, and St. <br />Louis County. The zoning issues between the jurisdictions have been <br />complex and long standing. The first public hearing indicated that <br />' adoption. of a plan acceptable to all concerned will be a reality. <br />Airport Layout Plan <br />The Airport Layout Plan update was initiated by the Duluth Airport <br />Merland Otto, while at Ralph Burke Associates, served as project <br />manager for several of the AIP design projects completed recently. <br />Authority to reflect changes and numerous improvement projects since <br />the initial plan was completed in 1974. The layout plan was expanded <br />' to a set of 18 sheets reflecting completed and planned improvement <br />projects, land acquisition, building area plans and re-use of the <br />former Air Force base. The layout plan update and supporting document <br />was completed in late fall 1984. <br />DLH Airfield Design Projects <br />Among them were the reconstruction of the airport's primary Runway <br />' 9-27, 10,152 feet in length. This project involved replacement of <br />concrete panels, reconstruction of pavement joints, crack restruc- <br />turing and grooving. The project was bid with a separate Air National <br />Guard project, installation of BAC 14 aircraft arresting barriers, in <br />order to minimize the time the runway would be out of service. The <br />project was completed in Spring of 1984. <br />' A parallel taxiway extension project for the primary runway was under- <br />taken over peat soils to a depth of 16 feet. The embanlonent work for <br />the extension of Taxiway A was done over the peat using geotextile <br />fabric and surcharging to get a stable foundation for the taxiway. <br />' STS provided the geotechnical analysis and monitored settlement of the <br />.fill.. The resultant cost savings were some $200,000 compared to the <br />alternative of complete removal of the organic soils. The pavement' <br />' design project by Jack D. Salo followed a year later with construction <br />in 1985. <br /> <br /> 2 <br /> <br />