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George Bush Intercontinental
Airport Runway 8L-26R
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New north complex, showing the 5,000-foot separation between the new and existing runways.
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Client:
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Houston Airport System |
As part of a $100-million airport improvement project, PBS&J was selected to design a new 9,000-foot air carrier runway and single parallel taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The design included provisions for the construction of a second parallel taxiway in a subsequent phase of development. Centerline-to-centerline separation between the new runway and the existing north runway was 5,000 feet, with the new runway system connected to the existing airfield by two taxiways.
Included in the project was the construction of parallel north-south connectors and two taxiway bridges, one on each connector, allowing for traffic to flow into the area proposed for future commercial development between the existing Runway 8-26 and the new Runway 8L-26R. Designed to meet a 1.6-million-pound loading requirement, each taxiway bridge was 200 feet wide to accommodate four lanes of traffic in an unsecured east-west central corridor, with AOA security separation on either side to allow for north and south perimeter roads under the structures. PBS&J also provided the design for an extensive drainage system featuring major new underground piping, large open outfall ditches and new detention basins. Electrical design included the construction of a new airfield electrical vault and the transfer of electrical power and control functions from the existing vault to the new vault.
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