GZA has over 40 years of experience in providing engineering-based solutions to subsurface/ geotechnical and environmental issues at airport facilities. This experience includes a broad spectrum of geotechnical and environmental services at airports across the United States – including Logan International Airport, Manchester Airport, as well as LaGuardia Airport, JFK International Airport, Pittsburgh International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Niagara Falls International Airport, and the Newark International Airport, to name a few. Airport projects have included :

• Project Development
• Terminals and other Landside Facilities
• Hangars
• Fuel Distribution & Storage Facilities
• Parking Structures
• Hotels, Aprons
• Elevated Walkways
• Hazardous Waste and Abatement services
• Environmental Consulting Services including NEPA, EA, EIR, EIE documentation
• Design, Permitting and Monitoring of Airport Vegetation Management Plants (VMPs)
• Yearly Operation Plans (YOPs)

Through this experience, GZA has become intimately familiar with airport operations, security and work procedures.  Our interdisciplinary approach to geotechnical design and environmental services starts with assigning a team of technical specialists who understand your project challenges. GZA’s specialists collaborate with the engineering design team. From the geotechnical exploration and reporting phases through the monitoring of foundation and earthwork construction, GZA’s goal remains the same: evaluate risks, manage uncertainty, reduce costs and meet your project schedule. Through application of scientific and engineering principles, we seek practical solutions to your problems.

Our extensive knowledge of local soil conditions and our familiarity with airport facilities and operations allows us to provide an understanding of the engineering issues associated with construction at any Airport facility.  Innovative and environmentally sound approaches are emphasized and are developed and implemented in compliance with the client’s and the environmental regulatory agencies’ requirements.