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

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

The requirement for airline passengers to have a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board commercial flights has been delayed by the federal government until at least Oct. 1, 2021. The deadline extension gives travelers an additional year to get a REAL ID to fly commercially unless they plan to use another acceptable form ofRead More

In March 2019, the Umstead Coalition and Triangle Off Road Cyclists (TORC), among others, filed a lawsuit challenging the Airport Authority’s land lease with Wake Stone. The Authority responded with a counterclaim against TORC related to illegal trespassing by bikers on airport property and the resulting damage to the Neuse River buffers. In November, aRead More