Missouri’s Airport Pavement Management System Getting an Update


The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is updating the state’s airport pavement manage- ment system (APMS). Last updated in 2006, the APMS provides the airports, state and Federal Avia- tion Administration (FAA) with the pavement infor- mation and analytical tools needed to help identify


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In the spring and summer, APTech crews will conduct field inspections of the project airports to collect current pavement condition data using the pave- ment condition index (PCI) procedure. APTech crews are experienced with these types of inspections and will make sure not to disrupt normal activity at the airports.


In addition to visual inspections using PCI procedures, APTech will complete structural evaluations of runway pavements on more than a dozen runways using a falling weight deflectometer (FWD). FWD data will be used to determine the structural capacity of these pavements and report the pavement classification number (PCN).


pavement needs, optimize the selection of projects and treatments over a multi-year period and evalu- ate the long-term impacts of their project priorities.


Additionally, the project provides individual airports with a majority of the information needed to remain in compliance with Public Law 103-305 and Grant Assurance #11 regarding pavement maintenance management.


To complete the project, MoDOT has hired the consulting firm Applied Pavement Technology, Inc. (APTech). APTech will be assisted by Lochner-BWR


Three Missouri Airports Receive Small Community Air Service Grant


A $210,000 federal grant awarded to the Missouri Department of Transportation will help air service marketing efforts take off at three Missouri regional airports.


The money will be split between the Columbia, Joplin and Waynesville regional airports for marketing cam- paigns and outreach to travel agents in an effort to build greater awareness of the services offered at each airport and, as a result, increase passenger numbers. The promotions will occur over the next 12-18 months.


The grant is one of 19 awarded nationwide under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Small Commu- nity Air Service Development Program. This program began in 2002 and provides money toward grant projects for small community airports that provide air service. This is the fifth year Missouri airports have received funds from this program.


When combined with pavement inventory and geom- etry information, pavement condition and strength data form the foundation for subsequent pavement analysis and planning activities. It is anticipated that the current APMS update will be completed by the end of this year.


For more information, contact Joe Pestka with MoDOT at Joseph.Pestka@modot.mo.gov or Margaret (Maggie) Covalt with APTech at mcovalt@appliedpavement.com.


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