Alpha Ramp Pavement Replacement
Fort Carson
Tribal One replaced the failing Alpha Ramp airfield pavement for the USACE at Fort Carson.
Scope of Work included:
- Complete a new PCC pavement mix design according to USACE Airfield Pavement Specifications
- Demolition of the existing Alpha Ramp
- Demolition of the existing Alpha Ramp asphalt shoulders
- Demo existing airfield lighting
- Scarify and recompact existing base course
- Slipform paving of 561,294 sf of Airfield Pavement
- Form and place Airfield Pavement around buildings and other areas
- Set up and operate PCC batch plant on site
- Quality Control and testing to USACE requirements
- Installation of new airfield lighting including new cans, trenching and conduit
- Installation of new asphalt shoulders with all new base and sub-base courses
- New aircraft grounding and mooring points
Project successes:
- Tribal One redesigned the access routes and phasing to save the Government $330k on aircraft tow routes.
- Tribal One redesigned phasing to be able to open up the ramp six months ahead of schedule and credit temp asphalt costs to the government
- Tribal One was able to mobilize a second slip form paver to maintain an accelerated schedule