Federal Project Aviation Experience

The GAI team is highly experienced in geotechnical federal projects including buildings and infrastructures, and aviation/airport projects. During the past 10 years the GAI team has performed several projects for NAVFAC in California. GAI is one of the selected nation-wide on-call geotechnical firms by The Department of Interior Services to provide geotechnical services in multiple…

LAX Underground StormTrap Detention Facility

Geotechnical Investigation for the Underground StormTrap Detention Facility (2016) The Underground StormTrap Detention Facility has an approximate footprint of about 55,000 square feet. When the facility was under construction in late 2015, unfiltered stormwater entered the facility, and this intrusion caused fine particle sedimentation. Concerns were raised by LAWA about the infiltration capacity of the…

Qantas Hangar Construction

Geotechnical Grading, Monitoring, and Testing for Qantas Hangar Construction (2015-2017) The project consisted of massive grading operations for a large area located on the west end of the airport and grading for a large-span hangar for Qantas Airline, with a footprint of about 120,000 square feet. The grading work included raising the existing natural grade…

Delta Air Lines

Geotechnical Inspection and Testing for Delta Air Lines (2019-2020) The project included a maintenance hangar and associated pavements for Delta. GAI provided geotechnical grading deputy inspection services for this project. GAI also performed geotechnical testing and inspection services for various airport projects on an as-needed basis. LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA AGENCY/CLIENT: Los Angeles World Airports…

Automated People Mover (APM) Project

Pavement Engineering for the Intermodal Transportation Facility West (ITF West) Landside Access Modernization Program Automated People Mover (APM) Project (2018-2020) This mega-sized pavement project included two Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF) rotaries and parking lots for commercial vehicles, as well as numerous roadway constructions within and up to two (2) miles east of the airport. GAI…

LAX TWDE Existing Bridge Structure

Geotechnical Services for the LAX TWDE Existing Bridge Structure (2022-2023) The project site is located east of LAX Terminal 1 at the intersection of World Way and Sky Way in Los Angeles, California. To enable the easterly extension of Taxiways D and E, the existing roadways and bridges must be demolished, including Sky Way Avenue…

Taxiways D and E Easterly Extension at LAX

Geotechnical Services for Taxiways D and E Easterly Extension at LAX (2022-2023) As part of the Airfield Improvement Program (AIP), Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) intended to improve the new easterly extension of Taxiways D and E to serve the future Concourse 0 and the North Airfield. GAI provided geotechnical services for this project as…