Runway project completed
20.11.08
The multi-million pound project to resurface Edinburgh Airport's runway has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule. Work to upgrade runway, which handles 115,000 flights a year, began in April, and cost of £16 million. The project was due for completion on November 31, but has been completed early and is now operational.
The project was carried out in phases during the night, with flights using the airport's secondary runway while the work was carried out. The 8 month project involved laying 25,000 tonnes of asphalt and replacing more than 1000 runway lights. It will extend the life of the runway, which was last resurfaced in 1991, by 15 years.
Gordon Dewar, the airport's managing director, said: ‘It was a complex and challenging project, involving a number of organisations and hundreds of workers. I am delighted that, working together, we have completed the resurfacing work on time, and on budget.’
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