Plans for longer Juhu runway head seaward, on stilts

Mumbai: If a proposal to expand the runway at the Juhu airport into the sea passes muster, the runway could well be propped on stilts. Much of it — nearly 1.5 km—- could be built on pillars and columns and extended into the sea for small planes to take off and land. Around 600 metres of the runway would be on land.
“A runway on stilts appears to be an interesting possibility,” said Amber Dubey, director (aviation) with consultant KPMG.
From an environmental perspective, a runway on stilts is said to be much better than reclaiming the land from the sea. “Also, stilts would be cheaper and easier to build. However, these are just options and would have to be approved by the AAI,” Dubey said.
The Airports Authority of India had appointed KPMG to study the expansion and the preliminary report is expected at the end of July.
19/07/10 Ranjani Raghavan/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010, New Jul 2010