Belgrade begins final construction phase of new runway
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The final phase of the construction of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport’s new 3.500-metre inserted runway began this month. Apart from paving the new runway, the work includes the construction of a new drainage and LED lighting system. The excess soil generated by excavations for the new runway are being reused for landscaping on the airport site, thus minimising the flow of heavy goods vehicles. A special type of high-resistance concrete, specially developed for the project, is being used to improve the runway’s weight-bearing capacity. Work is expected to be completed at the end of the year, after which the overhaul of the existing main runway, built in 1962, is set to commence. The inserted runway will remain in use as a parallel taxiway besides the existing runway once the latter’s overhaul is completed. The two will be linked through a new system of taxiways, including four rapid exit taxiways (RETs). The inserted runway will also be used in the future, should the main one be incapacitated to handle aircraft for whatever reason.
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