Irkutsk airport starts reconstruction of artificial surfaces of the runway and taxiway
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 00:08
August, 8 at the Irkutsk airport starts reconstruction of artificial surfaces of the runway and taxiway. At the first stage it should be reconstructed 2,100 meters of the runway (full length is 2765), a width of 45 meters, plus 7.5 meters on both sides of the hard shoulder of the asphalt. In total it will be laid 73 tons of asphalt concrete and polymer asphalt concrete. 2765 meters of drainage facilities with a device of two reservoirs and treatment facilities should be reconstructed and new airport lighting should be put. The deadline is 104 days. Start of works is August 8, 2011. The cost of the first phase of the project amounts to 572 million rubles. It is to be recalled that the last major section of the runway was reconstructed in 1989. For the first time polymer asphalt concrete will be applied in the reconstruction of the runway in Irkutsk. For this purpose it was brought a special facility from Moscow, which will be installed in mid-August. Using new technology gives an advantage: firstly, the structure of bitumen changes, it becomes more elastic, and secondly, it is unexposed to significant temperature difference, which is important for Siberian conditions from "+" to "-". Additionally, for the strength of the coating, will be laid the geogrid. The runway should be paved by October 20, 2011.
About 100 people of Irkutsk branch of CJSC "Trud” (“Work”), two pavers, seven rollers, support equipment, floor saws etc. will be operated onsite. Repairing works will be conducted from Monday to Saturday from 11.00 am to 23.00 pm and on Sunday from 7.30 am to 4.00 am of Monday. At this time, large aircrafts will not be accepted at the airport. As for the local airlines like AN-24 ,An-26 - they will fly as scheduled. During the repairing period they can use the area of shorter runway. The only exception will be for the week Baikal Economic Forum – for this time the reconstruction will be suspended.
Irkutsk airport specialists together with the airlines formed a new schedule for the period of reconstruction. The management of JSC "International Airport Irkutsk" urges passengers to read the information in the purchased ticket carefully. You can refine additional information about the flights at the airlines representative offices and Irkutsk airport Inquires & Referrals.