Phase X of RWY 5-23 Rehabilitation Project Update

Phase X of RWY 5-23 Rehabilitation Project Update

Phase X of RWY 5-23 Rehabilitation Project Update 1250 595 Morristown Airport

Runway 5-23 has REOPENED as of 0600L on September 16. Runway 5-23 temporarily shortened to 5,000′ for duration of Phase X Construction. The runway is slated to be restored to full length at 0600L on November 3.


Nightly closures (2200L-0600L) of Runway 5-23 end on October 18.

Runway 13-31 OPEN during these nightly closures.


Runway 5-23 CLOSED: 2200L on Nov. 1 through 2200L on Nov. 3

  • FULL airport closure on Saturday November 2 from 0800L – 1200L
  • Restore the Runway 5 threshold and Runway 5-23 to full length

Phase X Overview

Phase X of our Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation Project focuses on the construction of a subbase bedding for an eventual installation of an Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) on the approach end of Runway 5, construction of a sheet pile retaining wall, relocation of the Runway 23 localizer, installation of Runway End Identifier Lights (REILs) and roughly 1,000 feet of paving on Runway 5-23

 

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