Garver, the Boone County Regional Airport, and North
Arkansas College have had a working relationships for years, having combined on
previous projects that have provided airport upgrades along with valuable
experience for the college’s students.
Now, all three are teaming up again, in a project that will
create an expanded parking lot near a terminal facility to be completed at no
cost to the airport located in Harrison, Arkansas. Thanks to a grant from the
Arkansas Department of Aeronautics that will cover engineering and construction
costs, Garver will design the expanded parking lot and students at North
Arkansas College will provide labor, which will take place during the spring
2018 semester.
The students, who have a history of providing the airport
with in-kind services, will construct the earthwork and aggregate base course
for the parking lot that will relocate the airport’s growing rental car parking
spaces to the newly constructed lot. The expansion will create 43 new spaces
for the airport.
“We’re always looking
for new and innovative ways for our clients to fund their projects,” said
Project Manager Adam White. “This gives us the best of both worlds: The airport
will receive a cost-effective upgrade that relieves stress on its terminal
parking areas, and the students at the college get valuable experience working
in the field.”
It’s not the first time the three entities teamed up for
this type of project delivery. In 2012, a grant from the Arkansas Department of
Aeronautics funded a Garver-designed project that delivered a 315-foot-long
taxiway and apron that provided access to a new hangar area.
To learn more about what Garver’s Aviation Team can do for
you, visit www.GarverUSA.com/Aviation.