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Title: LAX Project Chooses Topcon
Date: 3/22/06

Detail:
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners awarded the construction contract for the Southside Airfield Improvement Project (SAIP) at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Contract value is $241,770,114. The SAIP consists of moving Runway 7R/25L (approximately 11,000 feet long by 200 feet wide) about 55 feet south and constructing a new parallel taxiway (approximately 10,000 feet long by 100 feet wide) between the airport’s two south airfield runways. Critical for improving airfield safety, the SAIP will also provide flight operations by the new airbus A-380, expected to begin service at LAS in 2007. Construction is expected to begin in early 2006 and will be complete in 2008.

Major elements include the removing existing deteriorated concrete and asphalt runway pavement; construction Portland Cement Concrete and asphalt pavement; installing airfield signage, lighting systems, airfield pavement markings and storm drains; improving the related runway-taxiway intersections. The project also includes installation of new runway navigational aids and making structural improvements to the Sepulveda Tunnel.

Topcon Equipment purchased for the project consists of a HiPer Lite + GGD base with 3 man-rovers equipped with Pocket 3-D software. Two Cat 14H’s, one Cat 143H grader, and a Cat D8R Dozer are equipped with System Five cross-slope and hydraulic systems, as well as, MM-GPS wiring harness’s. Three MM-GPS machine rover systems will move about the four pieces of equipment. One MM Transmitter, PZL-1, and one MM Rover receiver, PZS-1, have also been purchased. The survey crew has also been equipped with a GPT-8203A Robotic Total Station and TopSurv Software.