Earlier this month, I mentioned the airport runway resurfacing works underway and a noise complaint I had received. With the authority of the airport manager, I give below an update he has now given me following his attending a project update meeting on Wednesday :
· The contractor confirmed yesterday that they are approximately 65% complete on the project.
· Unfortunately due to the recent bad weather spell and a few mechanical issues they have not completed as much as they had anticipated.
· As it stands just now we probably have 3 nights surfacing left on the runway and 2 nights surfacing left on the apron area.
· They are having a rest weekend this weekend so no works will be completed from Friday through until Monday night.
· The re-surfacing is being re-scheduled to be completed on Friday 1st July.
· The contractor has also employed further measures to minimise the noise by swapping some machinery and also using a traffic light system with torches instead of using vehicle horns as they normal would do.
· The work left to complete is more at the bottom side of the runway towards Invergowrie, so they are moving further away from the residential properties.
· The civils work is also starting to being undertaken and this are should not produce any noise. The completion of this is around 7th July and at this point it should more or less complete all the works on the airfield.