Here are some Fast Facts about the new South Runway.
| Material/Activity |
Amount |
Runway Cost
|
$826 million
|
Construction Jobs |
10,822* |
Economic Impact
|
$1.42 billion in total economic. $1 million a day pumped into local economy during 2013, the peak of construction, for actual construction activities*
|
Opening Date
|
September 18, 2014
|
Fill
|
7,000,000 cubic yards. This is enough material to fill the Louisiana Superdome more than 1.5 times or fill Marlins Park more than 2 ½ times |
Concrete for the runway pavement
|
535,000 square yards equals almost 38 miles of two lane (24’ wide) highway.
|
Concrete for the structures
|
68,000 cubic yards
|
Asphalt
|
90,000 tons
|
Lights
|
1,200
|
Concrete Piles for the Runway/Taxiway Structures
|
2,648
|
Concrete Beams for the Runway/Taxiway Strurctures
|
839
|
Retaining Wall
|
350,000 square feet of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall
|
Cable
|
90 miles
|
Paint
|
520,000 square feet
|
Turfing
|
77 acres
|
Roadway Improvements
|
2 miles
|
Drainage Pipe
|
5 miles
|
Relocated Trees
|
Over 1300
|
| Federal Inspections |
Months in advance of the opening date, the FAA will conduct a Part 139 Inspection of the new facilities. They will then conduct actual new runway commissioning activities including the performance of flight checks.
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*Based on an economic impact model of the south runway project using 2010 IMPLAN data for the tri-county area.
