b'70 DFW RUNWAYSFACTS&FIGURES Project: Runway RehabilitationLocation: Dallas Fort Worth Intl AirportRunway: 17R-35LSize: 13,400 ft. long, 200 ft. wideProject Scope: 2.68 million sq. ft. of new runway surface; 2,725 lights replaced with energy efficientInnovative Phasing at Dallas Fort LEDsCost: $257 millionWorth Intl Returns Key Runway FAA Funding: $45 million Airport Infrastructure Grant under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Planning, Design & Phasing: Began in earlyBack to Service in Record Time2022, lasted about 1 yearConstruction Closure: Aug. 2023 BY JODI RICHARDS Partial Reopening: May 2024 (9,275 ft. for peakIn mid-October, Dallas Fortit all possible is a great example of thinking season) Worth International Airport (DFW)outside the box to redeploy an asset to Opened at Full Length: Oct. 11, 2024 completed the full reconstructionservice. Component of: $9 billion Capital Improvement Planof Runway 17R-35L. The 14-monthThe $257 million project was the third initiative included acomplete runway rehabilitation at DFW in Designer: AtkinsRalishigh-density asphalt Program Manager: AECOM/H.J. Russell the last seven years, and was part of the overlay for the entireairports $9 billion Capital Improvement Contractor: Austin Bridge & Road 13,400-foot surface,Plan. Originally constructed in 1974, High-Density Asphalt Overlay: Austin Bridgeas well as drainageRunway 17R-35L is one of seven at & Road improvements, LEDDFW and handles fully 50% of the busy Drainage System: Austin Bridge & Road lighting, signage andairports departures, making it crucial to LED Lighting: EAS Contracting deicing infrastructure.MOHAMED CHARKAS everyday operations. While there had been Notably, it was finishedimprovements to 17R-35L over the years, Signage: EAS Contracting in record time and the work caused Deicing Infrastructure: Austin Bridge & Road this was its first major rehabilitation. We minimal impact to operations. Mohamedhave patched it up, we had small works Noteworthy Details: 350,000+ work hours with noCharkas, executive vice president ofhere and there, but definitely this is the recordable safety accidents; 300,000+ cubic yds. ofInfrastructure and Development at DFW,main and most major work weve done, reclaimed concrete were recycled & reused for runwaysays the strategic phasing plan that made & other projectsCharkas says. January | February 2025AirportImprovement.com'