Airports
South Airfield Development and Rehabilitation — Abu Dhabi Airport
Abu Dhabi Airports Company · Abu Dhabi, UAE
National Contracting delivered the comprehensive rehabilitation of the south runway 13R-31L and its connecting taxiways for Abu Dhabi Airports Company, executing complex airside civil works to demanding international aviation standards. The AED 811,290,000 programme encompassed full runway pavement reconstruction, an integrated Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) system tied into existing infrastructure, and complete drainage and stormwater networks across the airfield. Completed over 20 months under the supervision of Jacobs International Holdings, the project restored the runway strip to certified operational condition while enabling new low-visibility taxiway routing between the north and south airside facilities.
Scope of works
- Complete rehabilitation of the south runway 13R-31L and new connecting taxiways between threshold 13R and existing cross taxiways G and H
- Re-grading of the full runway strip up to 160m from the centerline on both sides, with a new surface protection layer
- Installation of a new Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) system, including CCRs, integrated with the existing AGL infrastructure and substations for low-visibility routing
- Runway pavement rehabilitation, runway widening, and a new crash road between the runway and taxiways
- Construction of new drainage lines within the runway strips and a complete drainage system across the west and south areas
- Installation of a stormwater system using reinforced concrete and GRP pipes interconnecting inlet pits, with replacement cabling, transformers, and addressable control units
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