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Old 01-07-2015, 15:24   #13
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Re: London's New Runway

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Apparently it was designed to 'float' above the water not displace it so I'm confused too.
Don't think that's a goer. Like I say the Dutch have been making new land for centuries and have got it cracked, look at the extensions to the port of Rotterdam.

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The TB is going to have to be replaced at some point so at least Boris's scheme would include this.
Yep kill two birds with one stone, proper forward looking.

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Anyway, why have a nice bright shiny new airport with plenty of capacity when we can bolt another bit onto Heathrow and find ourselves short of capacity again a couple of decades later?
It'll look like the cheapest option but will end up being short of capacity, late and over budget mainly because of vociferous objection groups endless legal challenges.
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