March 2006

Michigan Air Traffic Control Tower Becomes Project of the Year

Mead & Hunt is proud to announce our newly designed and constructed Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at the WK Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek, Michigan has been designated as “Project of the Year.” The Michigan Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) will be awarding Mead & Hunt this prestigious honor at a special ceremony in May.  “This project was both challenging and fun to work on,” said Kevin Kunde, Project Manager for Mead & Hunt.  “This tower represents the culmination of Mead & Hunt’s tower experience.  It is a well coordinated tower and it will be easily maintainable for years to come,” said Kunde.  This particular project was selected by Michigan’s APWA because of good construction management, safety planning, community relations, environmental protection, and good quality control.

Some of the unique features in this tower include, tower shaft break rooms, office areas, locker rooms, and other support features.  The base building was designed with future expansion capabilities to maintain flexibility as the airport grows.  The tower cab encompasses 550 feet with a 110-foot eye height while the foot base building comes in at around 1,500 square feet. 

The WK Kellogg Airport is a general aviation facility serving the Battle Creek area.  The airport accommodates small jets and transport aircraft.  Current users include the Western Michigan University School of Aviation Sciences, Battle Creek Air National Guard, and various private operators.  One of the fastest growing general aviation airports in the country, WK Kellogg Airport needed to make capacity improvements, starting with the ATCT.

Mead & Hunt, named by CE News as one of the top 10 engineering companies to work for in the nation, provides professional services in architecture, historic preservation, and in transportation, infrastructure, and water resources engineering to clients throughout the US.  Recently recognized as the fastest rising architectural and engineering firm by the Zweig Letter Hot Firm list, Mead & Hunt remains strong on the Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm list.  Mead & Hunt is an employee-owned, privately held corporation that employs about 300 people in offices nationwide.