Reconstruct runway; rehabilitate runway

This Project Grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s Airport Improvement Program (CFDA 20.106) provides $40,244,346.67 in funding to the City of Atlanta Department of Aviation to reconstruct and rehabilitate runway shoulders at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The key project activities include:

• Reconstructing 1,181 feet of Runway 9R/27L shoulders and 3,108 feet of Runway 9L/27R shoulders that have reached the end of their useful life.
• Rehabilitating 1,213 feet of Runway 8L/26R shoulders and 2,174 feet of Runway 8R/26L shoulders to maintain structural integrity and minimize foreign object debris.

This grant award, with an ultimate completion date of August 1, 2028, will provide critical infrastructure improvements to one of the nation's busiest airports, enhancing safety, operational efficiency, and pavement integrity.

Activities and expected outcomes

This project reconstructs 1,181 feet of runway 9R/27L shoulders that has reached the end of its useful life. This project reconstructs 3,108 feet of the existing runway 9L/27R shoulders that has reached the end of its useful life. This project rehabilitates 1,213 feet of runway 8L/26R shoulders to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. This project rehabilitates 2,174 feet of runway 8R/26L shoulders to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life. Intended beneficiary: this grant will provide federal funding for airports associated with atlanta, georgia.