Work begins on air traffic control tower

Tuesday 21st October 2008, 2:57PM BST.

CONSTRUCTION work to build a £6 million air traffic control building and tower at Jersey Airport starts today.

The building and tower will take 53 weeks to complete, followed by a further six months for the equipment fit-out and staff training before the facility becomes fully operational.

It is expected to be ready in the second quarter of 2010, when the current air traffic facilities will be demolished so that the arrivals area can be redeveloped.

The principal building, pictured, will be two storeys high with a mixture of blockwork and aluminium curved rainscreen cladding on the 39-metre tower.

Work is predicted to take place during daylight hours, and no disruption to passengers or flights is expected.

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