Julius Nyerere International Airport
Phase II rehabilitation works
Airports are a reflection of a countries response to economic growth and development. Today more than at anytime in history the importance of airports as a constituent part of development cannot be ignored. With air travel being the preferred mode of transportation for people as well as certain categories of goods airports serve to make the experience safe, pleasurable and efficient. An airport is a gateway to a city. If the airport works, it becomes easy and pleasurable to visit the metropolis for business or pleasure. And when it doesn’t….some may not come back.
Julius Nyerere International Airport has woken up to this realization. The rehabilitation works were divided into two phases. Phase I works involved the rehabilitation of the main runway to comply with Design Reference Code 4E of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and upgrading of Terminal II Apron to rigid pavement status.
Designs were carried out by Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick of UK in association with M – consult ltd of Tanzania and reviewed by Sir Frederick Snows of UK. Works started in April 2005 and were completed in November 2006.
An airport is a gateway to a city. If the airport works, it becomes easy and pleasurable to visit the metropolis for business or pleasure. And when it doesn’t….some may not come back
The Phase II works involve all taxiways, minor runways, Aeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL) and Environmental Works. The value of the project is Euro 26,333,770 (US$33.5 million) for works and Euro1,657,867 (US$2.1 million) for consultancy. Funds were sourced from a loan from the ING Bank of the Netherlands and an equivalent amount of grand funds from the ORET Agency of the Dutch Government.
Progress:
Physical works commenced in November 2008 and are now about 55%done and is expected to be completed on November 2010.
Scope of Phase II
These involved the upgrading and rehabilitation of all taxiways, rehabilitation of cross runway 14-32 to design aircraft type Dash 8-Q400, an ICAO code C 70-seater turboprop, upgrading of Cargo apron with access taxiway to code E, rehabilitation of General Aviation (Terminal ) and Police aprons and upgrading the existing storm water and constructing new subsurface drainage systems.
AGL works:
At night, and in periods of poor visibility during the day, pilots rely on the particular pattern of the aeronautical ground lights, principally the approach and runway lights, to assist in aligning themselves with the runway and to touch down at the correct point.
For Julius Nyerere airport the works involved replacing existing simple approach to precision approach CAT 1 lighting for runway 05, Replacing existing simple approach with new simple approach lighting for runway 23, replacing existing precision approach path indicators (PAPI), replacing taxiway edge lighting, supply and installation of new constant current regulators (CCRs) and upgrading of existing apron floodlighting.
Environmental works are also being carried out that involve Terminal I sewerage system to oxidation ponds and installing new water supply system at Terminal II
Project Team
Main contractor:
interbeton (of Netherlands) Tanzania Branch,
P.O. BOX 78809
Dar es Salaam
Consultant:
Howard Humphreys (Tanzania) limited
Plot 1120, Chole Road Msasani
P.O. Box 2555 Dar es salaam
In association with
Stewart Scott International,
2 Norwich Close,
SANDTON,
South Africa, 2196
And
Netherlands Airports Consultants (NACO)
10, Anna Vansaksenilaan,
2593 HT the Hague
The Netherlands
