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Muncher said:
I read on another forum that Brunters have been quoted £35m to re surface the entire runway, surely that's a piss take?
In the good old days (late 90's) it was £1m per mile to re-surface motorway, so I wouldn't expect it to cost more than £5m tops, unless they are laying Dunlop Super Grip, in which case it will be a bit more!
I recall that it only cost £50m to build Rockingham from scratch, including the stands, facilities and all service roads, so £35m for some re-surfacing seems a bit steep!
Given the traffic use that Brunters gets in terms of weights and frequency as compared to a motorway, I would that though it would simply need a new coating for a couple of inches laid over the top...........possibly by a man who has some left spare from a 'job for the local council'.......
maff said:
I read on another forum that Brunters have been quoted £35m to re surface the entire runway, surely that's a piss take?
In the good old days (late 90's) it was £1m per mile to re-surface motorway, so I wouldn't expect it to cost more than £5m tops, unless they are laying Dunlop Super Grip, in which case it will be a bit more!
Whilst I don't wish to sound too geeky it is worth taking into account that they still offer aerodrome facilities and the use of their runway to aircraft. Therefore it needs to be resurfaced to airfield standards. Taking such things as PCN numbers into account etc. etc.
Basically the stress loadings of landing aircraft need to be considered = very expensive!
www.airport-technology.com/contractors/apron_clean/weigel/press2.html
Gatwick’s runway/landing zone surface has previously been replaced in 1988/96 and 2000; complete resurfacing took place in 1988 and 2000, and TDZ surfacing only in 1996 - repeat frequencies being due to a high degree of damage to the grooving by a variety of cleaning techniques.
Given the current much improved status of degradation it is estimated that the current surface's life span should far exceed that experienced previously. We used to expect to resurface TDZ areas at 8yr intervals followed by complete resurfacing at year 12.
Due to the much reduced degradation associated with TrackJet use, the overall life of the surface is now expected to be extended considerably. The current level of deterioration would indicate that TDZ areas should achieve 12yrs and possibly longer. The remaining surface may well far exceed this.
The financial benefits of extending life span by 50% are self-evident. The 2000 resurfacing exercise cost in the order of £17.5m
J
Gatwick’s runway/landing zone surface has previously been replaced in 1988/96 and 2000; complete resurfacing took place in 1988 and 2000, and TDZ surfacing only in 1996 - repeat frequencies being due to a high degree of damage to the grooving by a variety of cleaning techniques.
Given the current much improved status of degradation it is estimated that the current surface's life span should far exceed that experienced previously. We used to expect to resurface TDZ areas at 8yr intervals followed by complete resurfacing at year 12.
Due to the much reduced degradation associated with TrackJet use, the overall life of the surface is now expected to be extended considerably. The current level of deterioration would indicate that TDZ areas should achieve 12yrs and possibly longer. The remaining surface may well far exceed this.
The financial benefits of extending life span by 50% are self-evident. The 2000 resurfacing exercise cost in the order of £17.5m
J
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