Rural air mobility is essential for the remote communities and operations that exist in northern Canada and Alaska. In the same way many rely on highways, these localities depend on gravel runways to deliver necessities like food, pharmaceuticals, medical treatment, and emergency transportation. After decades studying gravel runways and the needs for safe rural air mobility, Midwest developed SECUR®, a …
Alaska’s Oil Industry Restart Brings Attention to One of “America’s Loneliest Roads” and Rural Road Construction
The Biden Administration’s approval of the Willow project will exponentially expand Alaska’s oil and mining industry. Symbolizing a brighter future for its economy, this oil revival has also left Alaska with two simple facts: the Willow project has received the green light and that means heavier traffic for one of “America’s loneliest roads,” the Dalton Highway, bringing the topic of …
How to Reduce Aircraft Damage From Gravel Airstrips
The unexpected cost of operating aircraft on gravel airstrips Remote unpaved runways and their operators face a multitude of unique issues due to the characteristics of the gravel material used, climate and seasonal impacts, geographic location, available resources and equipment and performance requirements. One of the particularly challenging issues is the risk of damage to an aircraft resulting from Foreign Object …
How to Achieve the Most Effective Road Dust Control
Effective road dust control requires treating the cause, not just mitigating the symptom When most people think of road dust control, they think of spraying something (usually water) onto the road surface to suppress dust particles. If they do think of using a product, they assume that a single application will resolve the issue and keep dust on the ground …
How Much Does Road Dust Control Cost?
For those looking for dust control solutions for small problem areas, such as unpaved county roads, residential applications or small industrial facilities, it’s common to think of road dust control cost in terms of dollars per gallon of product. This way of thinking is based on the perception that dust control is as easy as throwing an off-the-shelf product on …