DBIA Wraps Up Taxiway Rehabilitation

Daytona Beach, FL - $40 million and almost three years later and Daytona Beach International Airport’s taxiway rehabilitation program has finally wrapped up. Started in the spring of 2018, the project entailed the rehabilitation of asphalt pavement on Taxiway November—the primary air carrier taxiway; it runs parallel to the airport’s longest runway, 7L/25R—and portions of Taxiway Alpha. Several connectors were also modified, relocated or removed. The project also involved numerous temporary runway closures, which, despite changes in traffic patterns, did not disrupt airline operations at the airport. Residents around the airport might find some minor relief too as traffic patterns return to normal. “Daytona Beach International Airport has been the busiest airport in Florida for aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) for the months of August, September and October and the second busiest for November, so you can image the level of coordination that has taken place for the duration of this construction period,” said Airport Director Karen Feaster. All told, the entire project pavement area equates to about 1,800,000 square feet—which is equal to around 31 football fields—over 115,000 tons, or 60,000 truckloads, of asphalt; 816 new LED airfield lights; 112 new LED guidance lights; and 201,000 linear feet of new 5 kilovolt copper stranded cable. 90 percent of the project’s costs were funded by the FAA, while the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) split the other 10 percent.