UPDATE: Phase IX of Runway 5-23 Construction Scheduled for June 23, 2023 Start

UPDATE: Phase IX of Runway 5-23 Construction Scheduled for June 23, 2023 Start

UPDATE: Phase IX of Runway 5-23 Construction Scheduled for June 23, 2023 Start 1250 495 Morristown Airport

Runway 5-23 Construction is set to resume on June 23, 2023, with Phase IX of our Rehabilitation Project. As a reminder, Runway 5-23 will be fully closed starting July 10, 2023 and tentatively reopening on August 10, 2023. Runway 13-31 will remain open during the full Runway 5-23 closure.

Ahead of the full closure of Runway 5-23, there will be four, FULL AIRPORT nightly-closures (2200L – 0600L) to accommodate a crane for sheet pile installation. Please see the list of tentative nightly closure dates below:

  • June 23 (2200L – 0600L)
  • June 24 (2200L – 0600L)
  • June 25 (2200L – 0600L)
  • June 26 (2200L – 0600L)

Crews will begin mobilization on June 6 in preparation for Phase IX, but there will be no airfield impacts during mobilization.


A full, updated overview of the Runway 5-23 Phase IX Project can be found by clicking the link below:

Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation Project, Phase IX Overview

Crews will work in the blue shaded area (see image below) beginning July 10. Work will focus on the culvert section under Runway 5-23 first, and on August 10, Runway 5-23 will be reopened. Work will then transition to the orange shaded area (see image below) at the intersection of Taxiways Alpha and Bravo from August 10 through September 10.

 

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