The Ottawa International Airport Authority is pleased to announce that the reconstruction of Runway 14/32 has finished on-time and on-budget. The $30 million project, which was funded by the Airport Improvement Fee, started on May 20th, 2014 and was completed in time for the official reopening at noon today.
The success of the project was a team effort, led by general contractor, R.W. Tomlinson, Black & McDonald, the prime sub-contractor, and prime consultant, WSP, along with the rest of our construction partners and the Airport Authority team. Crews worked 16-hour days, 6 days per week to ensure that the project schedule was met, in a collective effort to minimize the impact on communities in Ottawa and Gatineau.
This is the third and final phase of the Authority’s runway rehabilitation program. Both commercial runways now include Runway End Safety Areas (RESAs) that meet the standards set out by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the United States Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) for runway safety. The Authority plans to groove the runway next summer, once the asphalt has properly cured.
“I am proud of the leadership that Ottawa has shown where runway safety is concerned. Safety has always been the Authority’s most important priority, and this project exemplifies that commitment. My thanks to the entire team that made it happen” said Mark Laroche, Airport Authority President and CEO. He added, “once again, our community has supported a very important and necessary project. We know some communities were adversely affected by aircraft noise due to the closure of Runway 14/32. I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding now that operations are returning to normal”.
OMCIAA operates Ottawa International Airport without government subsidies under a 60-year lease transfer agreement with Transport Canada. The OMCIAA’s mandate is to manage, operate and develop airport facilities and lands in support of the economic growth of the National Capital Region.
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