Crews completely removed and rebuilt the structure to complete this much needed improvement to the safety of the steps.

BEFORE removing and replacing the structure

DURING the reconstruction of steps at the main entrance

AFTER the reconstruction was completed

The race began on the asphalt pavement placed this year by P. Flanigan & Sons in preparation for the Baltimore Grand Prix race.  Although runners did not reach speeds of 180 mph, the course was as smooth on foot as it was for the Indy Cars.

During the third mile, participants ran up to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore over pavement that P. Flanigan & Sons placed in 2010 as a part of the installation of the new tramway.

For mile six, participants ran down St. Paul Street over glassphalt, which was manufactured and placed by Flanigan. This product is a mix of conventional hot mix asphalt with a percentage of recycled glass and is a durable surface for automobilists, cyclists, and runners alike.

Mile ten circles back around the Grand Prix project and onto an area of Key Highway that P. Flanigan & Sons repaired in March. Runners continued onto a stretch of Key Highway which was an extension project that was constructed from 2004 to 2007 and included asphalt, concrete and utility work.

Mile eleven passed a parking lot P. Flanigan & Sons constructed for Under Armour’s headquarters. This project included a 100% recycled pavement mix that was produced at Flanigan’s Winchester Recycling Facility.

During the fourteenth mile, participants ran back through the downtown streets and through Harbor East by the Kaytn Memorial Fountain. P. Flanigan & Sons constructed this memorial project which included the streetscape of the area.

Participants ran down Boston Street for mile fifteen where Flanigan constructed a major streetscape in 1998.

Mile nineteen passes by the P. Flanigan & Sons headquarters, which has been located on 25^th street since the company started in 1885.

The twenty-second mile of the race passed by the 33^rd Street YMCA, where Flanigan donated the labor and materials to help construct a new playground.

Baltimore Grand Prix Project

Placing glassphalt on St. Paul Street

Under Armour Parking Lot with 100% Recycled Material

P. Flanigan & Sons Headquarters since 1885

P. Flanigan & Sons also performed major tasks for the Baltimore Grand Prix. We built a series of temporary ”chicanes” to guide the race cars through the course.  These chicanes were constructed using curb mix produced at our nearby Westport Asphalt plant.

P. Flanigan & Sons also constructed a temporary track crossing at the Camden Yards light rail station. Our crews completed the paving work over the course of one night.  The asphalt performed exceptionally well over the course of three days of hard racing.  We then removed the paving in time for Light Rail service to recommence the day after the race.  The tracks were perfectly preserved and no signs of the asphalt were left on the crossing.

P. Flanigan & Sons has donated the removal of the pavement on this project.

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New FAA regs require longer, wider runways

Baltimore Business Journal – by Daniel J. Sernovitz, Staff

Date: Friday, July 15, 2011, 6:00am EDT – Last Modified: Friday, July 15, 2011, 11:55am EDT

Reconstruction of two runways at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is scheduled to begin in mid-September.

State transportation officials are preparing to launch a major overhaul of Baltimore’s largest commercial airport this fall, a multiyear process expected to cost $315 million and to prompt some delays for passengers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The Maryland Aviation Administration will shut down and divert all airline traffic from its two major runways over the weekend of Sept. 9 to kick off a five-year reconstruction of BWI Airport’s runways. The work is part of a federal mandate to widen BWI’s commercial airstrips to meet federal safety standards by 2015.

In addition, the agency plans to replace all the paved areas at BWI. Most of the pavement at the Anne Arundel County airport has not been repaved in two decades, and MAA spokesman Jonathan Dean said the work is long overdue. That work is expected to last until July 2017.

“As with any paved surface, it’s time to address the airfield,” Dean said.

The Federal Aviation Administration set new requirements about six years ago requiring all of the nation’s airports to meet certain length and width requirements for their runways. The idea was to prevent planes from skidding off those runways and causing serious accidents. The regulations require all U.S. airport runways to be at least 1,000 feet long and 500 feet wide.

The state Board of Public Works awarded a $21 million construction management contract July 6 to Parsons Transportation Group Inc. to oversee BWI’s reconstruction, including this fall’s weekend runway closures.

Representatives from Parsons declined to comment.

General contractor P. Flanigan & Sons Inc. was previously awarded a $6.2 million contract to improve the intersection of two other runways, the first of several major work contracts the MAA will award over the next six years.

Dean said he does not expect major delays but the MAA is working closely with airlines and the FAA on the project to minimize the impact on airport passengers. Still, he equated this fall’s runway closure “to a major winter storm, albeit one that we have been literally preparing for [for] months.”

P. Flanigan and Son’s 3rd Annual Open House was held on May 25, 2011 at the Winchester Recycling Facility, located in Baltimore City.  Over 175 guests toured our facilities and watched as one of P. Flanigan’s paving crews demonstrated the placing of Recycled Graded Aggregate Base (GAB). In addition, representatives from NAPA, MTBMA, Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center, and the Maryland Asphalt Association attended the event.

Thank you to the attendees, PFS employees and exhibitors for a successful day!

from Baltimore Business Journal - by Daniel J. Sernovitz, Staff

Date: Friday, June 10, 2011, 6:00am EDT

With less than three months to go before Baltimore’s Inner Harbor becomes a drag strip for high-speed race cars, a handful of Baltimore area firms are already cashing in on the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix road race.

Key arteries along the Inner Harbor have been shut down or partially blocked off since the spring, when city contractor P. Flanigan & Sons began preparing downtown Baltimore’s roads for the inaugural street race. Here’s a look at where the money has gone so far:

• $4.8 million to P. Flanigan & Sons as prime contractor;

• $1.2 million to McCormick Taylor, a Philadelphia engineering and planning firm, for road repair designs;

• and $400,000 in construction management and inspection awards, including about $99,000 awarded June 8 to Whitman, Requardt & Associates.

The road work is expected to cost $6.5 million, about a million less than initially projected, according to city transportation officials. Of that, $5 million is coming from federal Surface Transportation Program funds.

The state has set aside another $2.75 million in highway user funds. The city can draw against those funds but will have to repay them by getting less money from Annapolis over the next five years.

City officials say P. Flanigan has exceeded Baltimore’s minority business goals, awarding 33 percent of its project work to minority businesses.

Top among the recipients is AJO Concrete Construction Inc. of Annapolis Junction, with 23 percent of the work; followed by Baldwin Line Construction of Maryland Inc. with 8 percent.

Other subcontractors include:

• East Coast Concrete Specialties, Jessup, 8 percent;

• American Paving Fabrics Inc., Hanover, 1 percent;

• Bay City Construction Inc., Cockeysville, minority business, 1 percent;

• Mid-Atlantic Marking Inc., New Market, 1 percent;

• William T. King Inc., Sparks, minority business, 1 percent.

The work is scheduled to be done by Aug. 8, none too soon for road-weary commuters stuck in traffic.

The end of road work isn’t the end of downtown traffic tie-ups as there will be more road closures as race organizers start cordoning off parts of downtown for the actual race.

But the massive resurfacing efforts on Pratt, Light, Lee and Russell streets are 80 percent completed or more.

Work crews expect to reopen Conway Street, which was closed from Light Street to Charles Street June 6, by June 17.

Beyond that, there will be additional lane closures on Pratt and Light streets for minor repairs but both roads will remain open during that work.

Responding to intense criticism in the media and from motorists, transportation department Director Khalil A. Zaied said he has tried to give motorists as much advance warning as possible to road and lane closures and has tried to minimize the amount of disruption preparations are causing for city drivers. The department has begun sending workers out daily to see where work has been completed and lanes can be reopened.

P. Flanigan & Sons completed a project for Cirque du Soleil America, Inc. on April 7, 2011. Located on Baltimore’s Westport Waterfront, the project site consisted of two separate lots that total approximately 30 acres of land. The accelerated schedule and rainy spring weather required careful planning and extended work hours during this month-long project.

The project was comprised of site preparation for the Grand Chapiteau, or Big Top, as well as parking for over 680 vehicles. More than 41,000 tons of aggregate base was placed on the lot with graders and dozers. The top four inches was placed with an asphalt paver and compacted with a roller.

Hot Mix Asphalt was placed in the Handicap and VIP parking area, as well as underneath of the Big Top.

Cirque du Soleil’s “Totem” show is expected to draw approximately 70,000 attendees during the April 7 through May 1 performance schedule. The Flanigan team worked closely with Cirque du Soleil to ensure the project was completed in time for the show.

Aggregate Base Placed with Paver

HMA Paving for Parking Lot and Big Top

Preparation for the Big Top: Asphalt Curb Keeps Water from Running into the Tent; 5 foot Pins Hold up the Massive Tent

P. Flanigan & Sons, Inc. recently installed a sign to notify the public of the construction to begin this spring on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The sign was generously donated to Pierce’s Park by Tilt Studio, Inc. and Harbour Sign and Graphics, Ltd.

Pierce’s Park will be a green space on a one-acre parcel at Inner Harbor Pier 5 that will incorporate nature and education for families in the community.

This double faced sign was positioned to be easily read by pedestrians in the Inner Harbor, and can be viewed by drivers on Eastern Avenue. Ground breaking on this project is planned for the end of April 2011.