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Sinkhole opens up at DFW Airport, forcing authorities to close a runway
One of the runways at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is closed while crews deal with a sinkhole, located somewhere on the air field, “in the vicinity” of runway 18-L. That runway is closed for the time being. officials don’t know how long it will take to repair the 25-foot-by-25-foot sinkhole. The airport has six other runways available for use. (thescoopblog.dallasnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As with most of us, I have no idea about the fracking thing. I do know that we have been enduring record rainfall over the past few weeks. I would think that this would be the much more likely cause.....
Please keep in mind that the underground culverts were constructed with galvanized metal tubes that would be similar to those used under most driveways in Texas for bar ditch drainage. Sheet metal, even galvanized will deteriorate over time, not to mention the corrosive passive effects of the numerous cathodic protection systems in place at the airport.
DFW Airport has known of the problems related to deteriorating underground airfield drainage culverts for many years. Back in the late 1990's we had a similar experience with a cross airport fuel pipe that crossed over one of the main culverts. The culvert was "repaired" when in truth it should have been replaced. Unfortunately, the replacement of the culverts will be a massive undertaking and will require long term closures of runways to facilitate the replacement. Let us not forget that the airport was built in the late 1960's & early 1970's and they are dealing with infrastructure that will be celebrating its "Golden Anniversary" in the near future.
Not a sinkhole, accidental opening door in disused hidden missile silo. (Just as believable as this fracking nonsense.)
Fracing doesn't take place on the surface Geniious.
Will they miss one runway being closed ? They have how many ?