Aviation
This Taxiway project at O’Hare International Airport consisted of the realignment of existing taxiways and the construction of new taxiways, along with the relocation and demolition of existing service roads and utilities.
The project expedited airfield traffic and increased the maximum number of landings per hour at O’Hare.
Millhouse was responsible for the following:
» All utility coordination and design
» The design and coordination of a service road
» The design of demolition plans
» Sustainability
» Project management support
Utility coordination efforts comprised verifying existing utilities, relocating utility structures, utility phasing, and fuel coordination. The service road design and coordination required a maintenance of traffic (MOT) plan for rerouting traffic on the service road adjacent to the Existing Fuel Super Satellite and American Airlines facilities, as well as an MOT plan for rerouting the service road running parallel to Taxiway ZV.
Milhouse led the demolition planning efforts and developed various demolition activities related to utilities and facilities. A significant amount of coordination with the O’Hare Fuel Committee was required to obtain an accurate timeline of concurrent fuel infrastructure projects and ensure that the Taxiway LL project reflects and accommodates future field conditions. Milhouse also researched and developed details and specifications for artificial turf installed in select infield areas. The existing infield areas were either painted green or seeded. Both surfaces required regular maintenance, which involved closing taxiways in a heavily traveled area near the terminals. Artificial turf was a low-maintenance solution for the infield areas.
In addition, Milhouse assisted with providing construction phase services, coordinating shop drawing reviews and requests for information (RFI) within the design team, attending construction progress meetings, and providing onsite design support. Milhouse was also responsible for reviewing shop drawings and RFIs for the design scope, assisting with reviews of other design items, and preparing bulletins for field changes.
