New Delhi: Next year, passengers travelling from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport will see another engineering marvel as Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is all set to build the first-of-its-kind elevated taxiway for aircraft connecting runway number 11/29 with the parking bay situated near terminal 1-D.
As this "eastern cross taxiway" will intersect two main roads connecting T-3 with the city, two tunnels will be built for smooth movement of traffic.
The project promises to cut the taxiway time taken both during take-off and landing and also reduce fuel consumption by almost 30 per cent in both these operations.
"This project will have first elevated taxiway for aircraft to connect main runway with Terminal-1D aircraft parking area. This taxiway will intersect two roads-Central Spine and road coming from Gurgaon- for which two tunnels will be built to ease traffic flow.
In layman's language, visitors coming to Delhi airport will simultaneously see a aircraft moving above and normal traffic moving beneath," a senior DIAL official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Mail Today.
02/02/15 Mail Today/India Today
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As this "eastern cross taxiway" will intersect two main roads connecting T-3 with the city, two tunnels will be built for smooth movement of traffic.
The project promises to cut the taxiway time taken both during take-off and landing and also reduce fuel consumption by almost 30 per cent in both these operations.
"This project will have first elevated taxiway for aircraft to connect main runway with Terminal-1D aircraft parking area. This taxiway will intersect two roads-Central Spine and road coming from Gurgaon- for which two tunnels will be built to ease traffic flow.
In layman's language, visitors coming to Delhi airport will simultaneously see a aircraft moving above and normal traffic moving beneath," a senior DIAL official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Mail Today.
02/02/15 Mail Today/India Today
