Airports

Client: Auckland International Airport Limited

Value: NZ$15.5m

Completion date: 2013

Capability: Airports

Multi-disciplinary engineering capabilities

This 600m-long, 60m-wide taxiway was designed to accommodate the Airbus A380 aircraft. It was constructed for the Auckland International Airport to double aircraft access from the busy international terminal to the main runway. By improving capacity and capability at this busy international terminal, Fulton Hogan is instrumental in helping local residents connect with the world – enhancing international personal and professional connections and enriching global communities.

Utilising Fulton Hogan’s multi-disciplinary engineering capabilities, the runway has 20km of electrical ducts, 6km of subsoil drainage, 1km of concrete pipes and 53 airfield lights running through it.

Taxiway Lima was constructed over a nine-month period, using 50,000 tonnes of recycled concrete and 15,500 tonnes of asphalt. This approach had a number of significant benefits, with reduced demand for raw material, reduced cost to the client, and minimised impact on the environment.

The new taxiway was built to reduce aircraft congestion and delays at the Airport, as well as improve safety at times of low visibility. Taxiway Lima is the first of what will eventually be the network of taxiways serving the airport’s northern runway.