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Rehabilitation of Taxiway E
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Location
King Khaled International Airport Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AES Role
Design Consultant
Service Provided
Project Design
Client
Almabani
Project Highlights
AES completed the project of rehabilitating and upgrading Taxiway (E) at King Khaled International Airport (KKIA) to accommodate Code F aircraft operations following ICAO Annex 14 – 7th Edition standards / GACAR Part 139 standards and, designing the upgrade works, and the development of the certification compliance according to GACAR 139 regulations. Constructed in 1983, Taxiway (E) is adjacent to the existing Passenger Terminals 1 through 4. According to the geotechnical investigation dated April 24-2019, the pavement structure of the taxiway varies between 240mm and 280mm of asphalt layers on 200mm granular base on top of 200mm selected fill.
The taxiway has a high utilization factor with aircrafts regularly holding at the midpoint of the taxiway, often coming to a complete halt and waiting for the allocated stand on the passenger terminals, waiting for an aircraft to clear an area, or after push-back of an aircraft. Due to this heavy utilization, Taxiway E consisted of various pavement failures and rutting areas which have accumulated throughout the years since its construction.
The project elements were composed of:
Outlined within the Design Report are the details, analysis, recommendations, and requirements for the Upgrade Works in terms of the following critical areas of these works:
Project Basis of Design.
The project identified requirements from mandatory GACAR 139 version 6.0, along with compliance with ICAO Annex 14 7th.
Geometric Layouts.
Preliminary Traffic Mix analysis and Asphalt pavement design.
Grading and drainage considerations.
Pavement Marking.
AGL / Electrical Design.
Construction Phasing recommendation.
