What are they going to build it out of steel?

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Heathrow third runway: British steel promise from airport
Surely a runway doesn’t need steel?!

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I don’t know, but I can’t imagine them using much. Either way, Port Talbot steel works are still going to close or be hit by steel industry slumps so the article is badly worded IMO unless they are going to purchase a heck of a lot of steel.

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If they said those steel were meant for a terminal extension, everyone would be convinced but who, who uses steel to pave a runway? LOL

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Foundations Steel mesh

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But as @CJ12 said, I don’t think they will use much as well lol

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A runway made with steel? I’m correct?

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Ain’t no planes gonna be able to land lol

Low friction :P

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Maybe they will use the steel for the base of the runway and cover it with something else like tarmac or concret

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I’ve never known what’s under a runway lol I thought they just pave it after the cement dries or something

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No, I believe the new runway will be going over a highway (correct me if im wrong but thats what i thought i saw) but they could be using that as a bridge for the runway to go over the bridge. Once those steel pieces are in, they are covered right over with massive amounts of concrete for its sturdiness and roughness

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The M25 would go into a tunel

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Oh goodie a runway above a highway! Sounds like some other countries did this too…

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Seattle - KSEA does that, well at least its a busy road, CMH - Port Columbus Intl (my hometown airport) has a road going theough it but the one i know thats really famous for its work with underground stuff is FRA, they had the Autobahn going under one of its runway along with the S-Bahn tracks underground

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Ah yes so the steel is mostly, if not, completely for the terminal only?

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The BBC has been quite vague on this article… They didn’t even mention a word “terminal” anywhere afaik lol

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That’s what I was trying to say 😂😂😂

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I dunno, It might work

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