The multi-year effort to preserve RDU’s aging primary runway, 5L/23R, concluded for 2020 when the last slab of new concrete was poured on April 23. The emergency preservation work began in 2019 and is one of the airport’s most important capital projects. Concrete on the 10,000-foot runway has deteriorated after more than three decades ofRead More
Year: 2020
RDU Travelers Should Allow Extra Time During I-40 Closure This Weekend
Interstate 40 will be closed in both directions at Aviation Parkway this weekend while N.C. Department of Transportation crews demolish the old parkway bridge. The interchange near RDU will be closed from Friday at 8 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m., weather permitting. Law enforcement will direct two lanes of traffic up and down theRead More
Airport Authority Board Receives COVID-19 Update
Board approves multi-million dollar beverage deal with Pepsi Bottling Ventures The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority’s Board of Directors received an update Thursday about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel at RDU. March passenger traffic was down nearly 52% when compared to March 2019 as public health officials discouraged discretionary travel and airlines slashedRead More
N.C. DOT Construction to Change Traffic Patterns Near RDU
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s project to improve the I-40 interchange at Aviation Parkway will create new traffic patterns for RDU travelers beginning this weekend. On Sunday afternoon, traffic is scheduled to shift onto the western half of the new Aviation Parkway bridge over I-40. The eastern half of the bridge will be built afterRead More
Emergency Preservation of Primary Runway Resumes
Work resumed April 1 on one of the airport’s most important capital projects – the preservation of its primary runway, 5L/23R. After more than three decades of service, the 10,000-foot, concrete runway has reached the end of its useful life due to pavement deterioration. While still safe for flying, the runway adjacent to Terminal 2Read More