As rehabilitation work continues at the Robert Bradshaw in St Kitts the St Christopher Air and Sea Port Authority has reaffirmed its commitment to improving safety.
The Airport Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project is currently in phase two.
The Taxiway Alpha is being lengthened to improve safety and accommodate aircraft utilizing the runway.
Minister Lindsay Grant said: “Phase two involved the resurfacing of taxiway alpha in concrete and drainage. This project was recently completed at a cost of some 23.3 million EC dollars; the contractor being Contec DT. During the construction phase, the contractor discovered that the foundation sub-base was very unstable, and because of this, the drainage had to be done. To address this, the contractor dug the foundation and the sub base put in with the appropriate material to stabilize Taxiway Alpha.”
He said phase one and phase two of the airport infrastructure rehabilitation sub-basest approximately EC$60.7 million.,
Minister Grant said the extensive work was necessary as Taxiway Alpha is the largest taxiway used primarily for the larger heavier and wide-bodied jets.
Caribbean Civil Engineer Consultant Errol Douglas said the work is being done to ensure the taxiway meets certain specifications.
Due to financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Phase 3 of the Airport Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project has been postponed to a later date.
