Montserrat to get new airport

Friday, October 3, 2003

BRADES, Montserrat: Montserrat's new airport is expected to be finished on 10, October, 2004. That's the word from government. The airport will be completed at a cost in excess of EC$44 million and is to be jointly funded by DFID and the European Union. DFID's contribution is the biggest single investment in Montserrat, according to their London-based Desk Officer, Mr. Tim Hatton. 

The airport will be equipped for day / night landing and will require 220, 000 cubic metres of material to be cut away - a mammoth task. One hundred and ninety five thousand cubic metres of this material will be used for filling and compaction as well as for building embankments. The work includes the filling of the famous pond at the rear of the old Gerald's Park. 

Once the new apron and terminal building are in use, the existing terminal building will be converted to airport offices. In addition, a new airport fire station is to be constructed on the site and a perimeter fence built.

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