A major infrastructure programme is now underway at RAF Brize Norton, the UK’s busiest military air base, as part of a wider push to renew and future-proof critical airfield infrastructure across the Defence estate. The project, delivered by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, will see the base’s 3km runway surface fully replaced alongside refurbishment of taxiways, airfield lighting upgrades and improvements to drainage and supporting infrastructure. VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded the £180 million contract under the RAF’s Aircraft Operating Surface Programmatic Approach, with AECOM providing technical services. The scale of the works is considerable, with around 350,000 tonnes of material set…
