Week 0 Cork Airport Runway Reconstruction Episode #1

Cork Airport is proud to be investing over €40 million between 2020-2022 to upgrade and enhance critical infrastructure and set it ready for strong regrowth into 2022 and beyond.
This is the biggest investment in Cork Airport since the construction of the new terminal, multi-storey car park, maintenance and other buildings and roads in 2005/06.
Cork Airport is now undertaking the reconstruction of its main runway over the next 10 weeks from Monday September 13, along with the upgrading of the airport's approach, airfield and ground lighting, runway edge and centreline lighting together with all of its drainage and ducting systems. Cork Airport will reopen on the morning of November 22 following the completion of these works.
As part of this capital programme, we are also investing in the construction of a new Electrical Sub-Station for the airport. All of these projects have sustainability and green energy efficiency as a priority. In addition, we have just completed the upgrade of the Hold Baggage Security screening system at Cork Airport to insure that checked in baggage complies with the latest and highest international standards.
Colas, with their Irish head office located in Maynooth was awarded the main runway contract following an extensive EU tender process. The project to reconstruct the main runway (16/34) is being supported by Government funding of €10 million from the Department of Transport, announced in November 2020.
The reconstruction of Cork Airport’s main runway will be the fastest large-scale construction project undertaken in the State in recent years - 12 months from funding approval to the completion of the main works - encompassing EU tendering, design, regulatory approvals and construction.

[@heidiswanepoel]

I am happy that Cork Airport is upgrading and hope they extend the Rollway too, so they can fly further to other continents also, like South Africa

[@davidbarry-jr3rz]

Cork airport is not an international airport, it is only a feeder airport for the bigger Hub's, it needs at least 2to 3 kilometres to the main runway to take the bigger airplanes , until then it is only a big Heliport !!!!!

[@BarMagnet]

Any chance of a rail link? After ripping up all the west cork (including Kinsale/Ballinhassig) rail lines and piecemeal selling off of a valuable one percent gradient route, for a pittance, shortly after the official opening of Cork airport. It would be GREEN.