Edinburgh Airport runway project completed
20.11.08
The multi-million pound project to resurface Scotland's busiest airport runway has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule.
Work to upgrade Edinburgh Airport's runway, which handles 115,000 flights a year, began in April this year, at a cost of £16 million. The project was due for completion on November 31, but the runway has been completed early and is now operational.
The resurfacing project was carried out in phases during the night, with flights using the airport's secondary runway while work was carried out. The eight-month project involved laying 25,000 tonnes of asphalt and replacing more than 1000 runway lights, and will extend the life of the runway for a 15 years. The runway was last resurfaced in 1991.
Gordon Dewar, airport managing director, said: ‘This has been a complex and challenging project, involving a number of organisations and many hundreds of airport workers. I am delighted that, working together, we have completed the resurfacing work on time, and on budget.’
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