Construct Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Building
Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport
Progress:
The ARFF building is complete! More information to follow.
Project Description:
The primary responsibility and objective of an Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) facility is to provide a timely response, protect life and property, and minimize the effects of an aircraft accident, incident, or catastrophic event occurring primarily on airport property. The new facility will provide adequate space for ARFF personnel, vehicle, equipment, and their related functions as prescribed by FAR 139.317 for certification.
The contractor for this project is Perry & Morrill Construction.
Total Project Cost: $1,227,723.00
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is funding 100% of the project.
For more information on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act visit: www.recovery.gov
Runway Safety Area Project
Progress:
Construction has begun on the south side of the airport, the 04-end of the runway. Due to the length of the new safety area, the access road has been modified, but the curb cut on Route 3 remains the same. This fall the old fencing removed, new fencing installed, the culvert across Stony Brook will be set, a new localizer antenna installed, and the final grading will be completed.
Another part of this project involves replacing the culvert over MacFarland Brook on Route 230 in Trenton. This work will be completed as environmental mitigation. The work on 230 will be completed this fall as well.
Project description:
The airport is updating the existing Runway 4-22 Safety Area (RSA) to meet current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards. The RSA is defined as the "surface surrounding the runway prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an undershoot, overshoot, or excursion from the runway". The RSA is a level, turfed area. The standards for the RSA have changed over time as aircraft have become larger and faster, and expectations for safety have increased. When the project is complete, the intent of the RSA will be to support an aircraft moving over the surface with limited damage to the aircraft or injury to passengers and crew and to allow emergency service vehicle access.
At the south end of Runway 4-22 (04-end), the existing RSA is approximately 250 feet long and 400 feet wide. Beyond the RSA at the 4-end, topography drops abruptly to Stony Brook, a small stream that flows west to east across the property.
The project will involve establishing an RSA at the 4-end of the runway that is 1,000 feet long and 400 feet wide. To establish this upgrade, the areas beyond the existing RSA will be regraded to a gentle sloping surface. Approximately 15 acres of land will be regraded or otherwise modified. This includes moving the existing localizer antenna to a point just south of the upgraded RSA. A portion of Caruso Drive, the airport entrance road, will also be relocated. Starting at its existing intersection with Route 3, approximately 800 feet of Caruso Drive will be located to a point south of the upgraded RSA and outside the critical area of the localizer antenna. The curb cut on Route 3 will remain the same. Wetland impacts involved in the regarding and relocation activities will include 2.72 acres of wet meadow alteration and 0.08 acre of forested wetland alteration and the relocation of a portion of Stony Brook. The portion of Stony Brook located within the proposed RSA will be placed in a four sided box culvert.
The north end of Runway 22 (22-end), the existing RSA is approximately 300 feet long and 200 feet wide and includes an existing gravel access road. The area beyond the 22-end RSA includes a line of approach lights and a second gravel road that bisects the area from west to east. Approximately 7.5 acres of land will be regraded or otherwise modified on the 22-end. The existing gravel road will remain within the upgraded RSA along with the runway approach lights, although their height will be adjusted as needed. No wetland impacts will result from work at the 22-end of the runway. The airport hopes to begin work on the 22-end in 2010.
As mitigation for the wetland impact, MacFarland Brook on Route 230 in Trenton will have a box culvert installed. This is badly needed, especially after heavy rain caused several washouts in that area this summer. Additional compensation for wetland disturbance will be in the form of an "in lieu fee" to Acadia National Park for their invasive species program in the amount of $220,000. The funds will be administered by "Friends of Acadia" via a Memorandum of Understanding between the County and Friends of Acadia.
The contractor for this project is Harold McQuinn Inc.
Total Project Cost: $3,143,800.00
The FAA funds 95% through the Airport Improvement Project Program, the State (MDOT) funds 2.5%, the Airport funds the remaining 2.5%.
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