RUNWAY REPAIRS
16 airportbusiness April 2017
was the prime contractor for the project along
with Dan's Excavating, Inc., of Utica, Mich., who
was responsible for removing the top concrete
layer. The key role of milling the old asphalt
base under the existing concrete runways and
taxiways and ensuring a consistent, accurate
grade for a new three-inch lift of HMA went to
Lois Kay Contracting, of Saginaw, Mich.
Lois Kay Contracting was established in
April of 1980 by Lois Kreager. The company
established itself by working on MDOT proj-
ects throughout the state. With over 30 years of
milling experience, the company has a MDOT
pre-qualification rating of $9 million in the
milling classification. The company's milling
machine fleet currently includes five Roadtec
RX-900e cold planers with 7'2" drums, two
Roadtec RX-700e milling machines with 6'6"
drums and a variable width 2- to 4-foot Roadtec
RX-400e milling machine. Additionally, they
own four Wirtgen W 600 DC mills with 2-foot
drums.
"We spent the first two weeks of the airport
project milling off the 35-foot-wide shoulder on
Runway 4L/22R and associated taxiways" stat-
ed Ron Coffel, estimator/project manager for
Lois Kay Contracting. "For the entire project
we removed 475,000 square yards of asphalt
shoulders, base and overlays in addition to
350,000 square yards of 3D profile milling with
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