The Illinois Department of Transportation/Division of Aeronautics, FAA Center of Excellence for Airport Pavement Research, Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly, Inc. (CM&T), and representatives from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport have developed a partnership to design, build, and monitor innovative pavement design and rehabilitation strategies for Taxiway E at PIA. The project will showcase innovative materials, such as high-strength geotextile interlayers, polymer-modified asphalt binders, and gyratory compactor-based mixture designs for the purpose of extending the service life of bituminous pavements used by heavy aircraft.