Calcutta: Calcutta airport’s worn-out main runway is set to be relaid alongside the heavily cratered highway that runs along its boundary.
The runway in its present state is a bumpy ride for aircraft after years of patchwork, a sham annual ritual that Calcutta’s battered roads are familiar with.
A study by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) a few months ago revealed damage to various portions of the runway. The study report recommended resurfacing the runway and laying a sheet of synthetic fabric under the bituminous layers to prevent rainwater from accumulating.
“Work will start by the end of the year and we are planning to complete relaying the runway before next monsoon,” airport director B.P. Sharma told Metro.
The project will be scheduled in such a manner that flight operations won’t be affected. A temporary ramp will be built over each peeled-off portion so that flights can use that stretch when work isn’t underway.
10/09/13 Sanjay Mandal/Telegraph
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The runway in its present state is a bumpy ride for aircraft after years of patchwork, a sham annual ritual that Calcutta’s battered roads are familiar with.
A study by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) a few months ago revealed damage to various portions of the runway. The study report recommended resurfacing the runway and laying a sheet of synthetic fabric under the bituminous layers to prevent rainwater from accumulating.
“Work will start by the end of the year and we are planning to complete relaying the runway before next monsoon,” airport director B.P. Sharma told Metro.
The project will be scheduled in such a manner that flight operations won’t be affected. A temporary ramp will be built over each peeled-off portion so that flights can use that stretch when work isn’t underway.
10/09/13 Sanjay Mandal/Telegraph
