tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305017844481845189.post7930161642752742903..comments2023-08-18T11:14:00.577-04:00Comments on Forum News: Main JFK Airport Runway to be ReconstructedThe Forum Newsgrouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04512528340659321463noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305017844481845189.post-77958440049430532172009-04-10T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-10T13:01:00.000-04:00This is a very worthwhile project. Concrete lasts...This is a very worthwhile project. Concrete lasts much longer than asphalt. All the JFK runways were originally built in concrete during 1947-1959, but were overlaid in asphalt during financially lean times in the 1970s. The old concrete is still down under there and will make a good foundation for the new surface.<BR/><BR/>The photo in the article is too old; it is from about 1992. Since then, five of the airline terminals have been demolished and replaced, and many other airfield features have changed.D Kaufmannoreply@blogger.com