Amarillo airport to get new taxiways

After decades, two taxiways are currently being reconstructed at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.

The taxiways were identified during an inspected that they needed to be replaced.

The $9.1 million project is being fully funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and will include the reconstruction of taxiways Julia and Papa 4.

According to Tyler Hurst, deputy director of aviation at the airport, the taxiways were producing a lot of foreign object debris, which is a hazard to aircraft.

“Just like, you get into a pot hole or something like that in a roadway so, obviously a roadway it’s much different than a taxiway and a vehicle can take some pot holes but an aircraft is highly sensitive.”

Taxiways are paths that connect airplanes with runways and terminals.

The new ones are made out of concrete and will have a more than 20-year life cycle.