Location
STEW 204
Session Number
51
Session Title
Disaster Averted—Monroe County Airport Successfully Remediates Sinkhole
Track Title
Aviation
Event Description/Abstract
Nationally, sinkholes have resulted in devastating loss of life and property. Monroe County Airport avoided potential disaster due to a sinkhole at the edge of the runway by leveraging $11 million of federal funds to remediate conditions in an accelerated 62-day construction project that included removal of 385,000 cubic yards of soil. The airport completed the project within budget and on schedule using local contractors and working within the constraints of a full environmental review.
Monroe County Airport: Sinkhole Mitigation and Runway Rehabilitation
STEW 204
Nationally, sinkholes have resulted in devastating loss of life and property. Monroe County Airport avoided potential disaster due to a sinkhole at the edge of the runway by leveraging $11 million of federal funds to remediate conditions in an accelerated 62-day construction project that included removal of 385,000 cubic yards of soil. The airport completed the project within budget and on schedule using local contractors and working within the constraints of a full environmental review.
