12955 23 Mile Road
Shelby Township Michigan 48315
586.254.2040
DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
Awarded to Dan's Excavating/Ajax Paving Joint Venture
in May of 1998, the Northwest Airlines Master Site Civil Project, which is
part of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport's Midfield Terminal Project, was
at that time,
the largest heavy highway construction project ever let in the state of
Michigan. Dan’s Excavating, Inc., was the lead partner of the Joint
Venture. The project had a value in excess of $106.7 million.
For
the project, Dan's work included the construction of a 75' deep 64'
wide pump station, installation of over 12 miles of sewer, which ranged in
size from 12" to 108" diameter, installation of over 2 miles of
water main, and the construction of 1.2 miles of a 84" high-pressure
Force Main. Dan's was also responsible for the excavation of approximately
1.2 million cubic yards
of earth and the grading of over 200 acres of
pavement area. Dan's placed approximately 800,000 tons of aggregate base
for the airports 42" pavement section (17" of concrete on
9" of asphalt on 16" of stone).
The project was scheduled to last over 2 years. One of the difficulties of the project was the staging and the schedule. Work had to be staged around the other projects being constructed on site, as well as, the active runways and taxiways, which belong to one of the world's busiest airport. Several phases required around the clock operations in order to meet project requirements and deadlines.
Overall, Dan's Excavating, Inc. coordinated its subcontractors and were
able to perform its work, which included, installation of underground
utilities, mass grading and excavating operations and construction of
cast-in-place concrete structures, efficiently and in a timely manner.
Dan's Excavating exceeded Northwest Airline's expectations for the project
and sometimes even their own.
Project Manager John Otto
Asst. Project Manager Mitch Master
Project Engineer Eric Rickert
Project Superintendent Duane Holdwick