Dublin Airport's main runway is getting a major upgrade in what is being called a "multi-million euro" project.
Runway 10/28, handles 95% of all flights at Dublin Airport, and hasn't had a full face-lift since it opened 27 years ago.
The project includes a complete resurfacing with three new layers of asphalt, and the installation of new LED ground lighting systems.
150 construction jobs will be created over the next 18 months, and once the project it complete it will ensure all flights can continue to take off and land safely.
The construction work will start today and will take place overnight between 11pm and 5am for up to 18 months.
Dublin Airport's Managing Director Vincent Harrison saod “Our main runway has been the workhorse of Dublin Airport since 1989 and has allowed the airport to grow from five million passengers per year to a record 25 million passengers last year".
“More than four million aircraft have taken off or landed on our main runway during the past 27 years and it’s now in need of a substantial overhaul", he added.
While the night-time construction works are ongoing, flights will use Dublin Airport’s secondary runway, which is also known as the crosswind runway.
