India, Jan. 20 -- With Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport rated as one of the busiest airports in the world, plans are afoot to upgrade its 11R/29L, known as the third runway, to position itself as one of the top three international airports. The runway will be closed from February 16, for at least four months for infrastructure modernisation.

The infrastructure upgrade includes resurfacing of the runway, construction of a new Rapid Exit Taxiway, laying of Dense Bituminous Macadam and Bituminous Concrete, removal and reinstallation of around 2,000 Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) fixtures, basic strip works across 500,000 sqm, construction of a new Rapid Exit Taxiway (RET Z1) to enhance efficiency and reduce runway occupancy...