Safety is still issue as southern runway reopens

From: Daily Breeze | Date: April 3, 2007| Author: Doug Irving STAFF WRITER | Copyright information

The southern runway at Los Angeles International Airport reopened to flights Monday after months of construction work -- even as questions about airport safety turn to runways to the north.

Construction crews have spent the past nine months ripping up and rebuilding the southern runway, clearing space for a new taxiway that will give airplanes more room to maneuver. The $333 million project addresses a long-running problem with aircraft blundering too close to each other on the ground ...

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