From Monday 29 November it will be quite quiet at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA), you will not see any planes there for a week. The airport is then closed for 7 days due to major maintenance on and near taxiway Victor for aircraft. This is the only runway of Rotterdam The Hague Airport. However, the trauma and police helicopter can still use the Rotterdam airport. The airport is now 65 years old and maintenance on the taxiway is badly needed, according to the airport. The last time major maintenance was carried out was in the late XNUMXs. The entire taxiway will get new asphalt, because there are many holes and cracks in it. The two intersections at the end of the taxiway will also be widened. Technical installations are maintained inside the airport and the terminal is also thoroughly cleaned.
"From the autumn, Rotterdam The Hague Airport started major maintenance. Four intersections are almost ready. During the major maintenance during the 7-day closure, we are renewing many parts on and near the taxiway and the intersections. renewing the foundation and the asphalt, we also applied new markings, we install new edge gutters and we replace the cabling of the track lighting, new LED lighting and new track signs will be installed.”
Sustainability is for Rotterdam The Hague very important. The airport has ambitious targets to combat climate change. They are already carbon neutral and they want to be emission-free by 2030. They also have more and more electric vehicles at the airport and there is a lot of testing with electric handling equipment. In July they started the construction of a solar park along the runway with an area of 7,7 hectares. The proceeds of this solar park provide them with locally generated green energy. During the 7-day project, the airport, together with builder KWS Infra, focuses on the reuse of materials, the application of sustainable production processes and the use of sustainable materials.
“The closure of the airport is necessary to be able to carry out the most critical operations, within the runway's sphere of influence, in the shortest possible time frame. air traffic, this refurbishment will take months of extra time. Now we work day and night and it takes seven days. A lot has to be done."
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