Here are some Fast Facts about the newSouth Runway.
| Material/Activity |
Amount |
| Runway Cost |
$791 million (estimated) |
| 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,foractual construction activities* |
| OpeningDate |
End of2014 |
| Fill |
7,000,000 cubic yards This is enough material to fill the Louisiana Superdome more than 1.5 times orfill Marlins Park more than 2 ½ times |
| Concrete for the runway pavement |
535,000 square yards equalsalmost 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 600 |
| Federal Inspections |
Months in advance of theopening date, the FAAwill 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.