BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport closed its longest runway on July 22 for a full rebuild, and it won’t reopen until October 8. The $83.8 million rehabilitation of Runway 10-28 is one of the bigger airfield projects on the East Coast this year, and it means the airport is running on a single commercial runway for most of the summer.
Project Scope
A joint venture of Allan Myers and P. Flanigan & Sons is milling and repaving the full 10,500-foot strip and replacing its lighting with modern LED runway fixtures. The Maryland Aviation Administration is paying for the work through a mix of FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant money and the state Transportation Trust Fund. The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the contract in March.
Why It Matters
Runway pavement takes a beating, and letting it degrade risks foreign-object damage and emergency closures that are far costlier than planned work. Doing the whole job in one continuous shutdown, rather than stringing it across overnight windows, compresses the disruption and usually the price. The tradeoff is real: BWI absorbs months of single-runway operations, a bet that a short, sharp closure beats years of patchwork.
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Project Team & Details
| Owner / Client | Maryland Aviation Administration |
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| General Contractor | Allan Myers / P. Flanigan & Sons JV |
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| Status | Under Construction |
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| Delivery Method | Design-Bid-Build |
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| Funding Source | Public (Federal) |
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