President Fernandez tours AILA facilities.
Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez yesterday headed the inaugural of the construction of the runway at the Las Americas International Airport (AILA), at a cost of US$19 million, reportedly the most modern in the entire Caribbean.
Fernandez arrived in the terminal at 12:10 p.m. to inaugurate runway 17-35, which is 3,345 meters long and 75 meters wide, and paved shoulders of 15 meters.
The airports management company Aerodom said the new runway is thick enough to handle any aircraft, including the heaviest, an Airbus 380.
From: United States
I have to be honest.
US$75.00 sq. mt, thats really cheap.
Amazing !!!!
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
and you all wonder why ticket taxes are so high
Written by: juanb, 12 Feb 2009 9:30 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Real cost: $10,000,000
Written by: brootto, 12 Feb 2009 10:46 AM
From: United States, South West Florida
I just don't understand why so much, is there an architect or an engineer in this post so it can put light in this fiasco. In other world bull s$#t.
From: United States, Texas
Why is the building of a runway major news? is this country so far back that we have to celebrate the mediocre? arent these updates supposed to happen on a regular basis? isnt the goverment collecting taxes to maintain roads isnt there a budget for this? Stupid I say.
I'm sure I'll see this news again 20 years from now when the lack of maintanance of the current runway forces the goverment to fix it.
Written by: Juango, 12 Feb 2009 11:52 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
WTF!!! Appears to me this is a ridiculous price ($19MM) for a 3300 m strip. It is built on a limestone base. Oh well. Who really cares? Nothing really jives in the blessed country , the DR. Can't believe anything coming from anyone lately. Only Sen. Guerrero seems to be the truthful one. How are the wonderful development projects of Punta Perla and the one Piniero Group has in SPM? I trust they are going gangbusters by this stage, as ground breaking was over 45 days ago.
From: United States
Juan B: Good calculatoin. Only in the DR. LOL Increible. These crooks are now stealing blatanly en publico.
From: United States
The other day I was eating at neptunos with a group of friends who came down with me from the states and Leonel's daughter is there with her boyfriend. I watched her and her boyfriend laugh after they made the waiter take the umbrella from the table of a group of people eating on a table and put it on hers. The sun hit those people really hard and all she could do was keep laughing. After the waiter politely asked them if they can put the umbrella in the middle, the words which came out of her boyfriends mouth were: "Quiere que lo tranque?". At this point in time Leonel's daughter again laughed. At the point in time I felt embarrassed and ashamed of my country and the abuse that goes on. I thought I would share this story with the rest of you.
Written by: etiennc, 12 Feb 2009 9:40 PM
From: United States
Perception , Honesty ?
uh !
From: United States
75 x 3345 = 250,875 square meters
19,000,000 / 250,875 = US$75.00 Square Meter.
That's very cheap, at the US a cubic yard of 4,000 PSI concrete cost US$105.00 , only the concrete, no rebars, labor, equipment etc....etc.
Idiots !!!
Written by: ElBiPi, 13 Feb 2009 12:22 AM
From: Dominican Republic
So... apparently people don't get that this is news. Hell, if O'Hare rebuilt one of its runways, you could bet the Chicago Sun-Times would report it in this manner.
It's an airplane runway. Any competent engineer will tell you: it's not just dumping concrete. These things have to be able to withstand the tonnage of huge passenger planes on the 6 or so spots that the wheels actually make contact with the ground. And they have to do this several times a day, without cracking or otherwise breaking. This is stuff is VERY EXPENSIVE.
Cardozo, sadly, I have heard stories similar to this. I don't feel 'shame' for my country... but the abuse does sadden me greatly. I have opportunities to live well in the exterior, or try to stay in the DR and make change. When I hear these stories, it makes me think change is impossible.. at least in my lifetime. Truth is, there are plenty of good Dominicans out there that want to change things in this country. But I fear they become as disillusi
From: United States, Richmond, Texas
Perception,
Your correct, that is a bargin if by New York standards and fairly comprable with Texas prices. However is that just the cost of materials or does it include labor too. If it is inclusive of labor costs as well and is comprable to US pricing the profit margin is really high since I can guarantee the DR laborers are not making US wage rates. Just a thought
Written by: etiennc, 13 Feb 2009 12:01 PM
From: United States
Perception cool it buddy !
We do not need this kind of language.
What has happened to the word "civility"
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
Three construction contractors died and went to heaven - a Haitian, a Jew, and an Italian. When they got there, St. Peter welcomed them warmly and asked if they could do him a favor before they entered heaven. It seems that the Pearly gates were in need of some repair, and he wanted some estimates.
The Haitian contractor looked the job over carefully and estimated the job at $600. When asked how he came up with that figure, he said, “$200 materials, $200 labor, and $200 profit.”
St. Peter then asked the Jewish contractor for an estimate. After careful inspection the Jew answered, “$3000 - $1000 materials, $1000 labor, and $1000 profit.”
When St. Peter asked the Italian for an estimate, he answered immediately without looking over the job at all - $2600. Asked how he came up with that figure he answered, “Simple, $1000 for you, $1000 for me, and $600 to get the Haitian over there to do the work.”
Written by: Juango, 13 Feb 2009 1:57 PM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
Point: m3 and m2 are different..don't know much about airport runway construction, but I don't think that the pour is more than 16" deep, if poured on a well prepared limestone base. But who care? The fact is there was money in the $19MM cost figure given, for several palms to get greased. Everyone is happy.!! Let the big planes arrive with lots of Tourist. Mo money, mo money, mo money. We be rich!
Written by: underpar, 13 Feb 2009 3:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Perception, what can you do?
Is there any news these people like! This website is full of pathetic and sad folks!
I cannot even bear to read this crap anymore
Written by: shane, 13 Feb 2009 11:13 PM
From: Dominican Republic
to: underpar, 13 Feb 2009 3:06 PM
great maybe is the best you can do in your wonderfull life.
but maybe you are no so honest and can keep your word
(I cannot even bear to read this crap anymore), and i am going to see your stupic and
insensetive comments in a few days.
oh my god why are so stupic people who can know about every thing event when we talking about another country.
you can show a few of respect just a litter be. please
have peace.
From: United States, Somewhere in the World
jajajaja, i don't understand why is it that the DR dosen't want the US intevenuing in any of the DR's business affairs.....yet when it comes to money its always addressed in US in $, hhhhhmmmmm is that the only time the US is good to talk about when they fund something?
From: United States
only the concrete, no rebars, labor, equipment etc....etc.
Written by: Amber, 14 Feb 2009 1:48 PM
From: United States
It is clear to me that they are quoting this amount in US$ because the article is in English and the target audience is mainly American (USA)
From: United States, Somewhere in the World
Amber you couldn't be more right, however the only americans reading the Dominicantoday articles are those of the Dominican Republic that are aboard the US but are not americans.....american born!!!!!!, and i highly doubt they don't know what the actual amount would be in Pesos.
Written by: abc200, 15 Feb 2009 6:53 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
Great - Air France and Lufthansa should have A380 this year! Should save a lot of jet fuel! Configurations up to 800 passengers!
S.
Written by: abc200, 22 Feb 2009 9:24 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
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US$75.00 sq. mt, thats really cheap.
Amazing !!!!
I'm sure I'll see this news again 20 years from now when the lack of maintanance of the current runway forces the goverment to fix it.
uh !
19,000,000 / 250,875 = US$75.00 Square Meter.
That's very cheap, at the US a cubic yard of 4,000 PSI concrete cost US$105.00 , only the concrete, no rebars, labor, equipment etc....etc.
Idiots !!!
It's an airplane runway. Any competent engineer will tell you: it's not just dumping concrete. These things have to be able to withstand the tonnage of huge passenger planes on the 6 or so spots that the wheels actually make contact with the ground. And they have to do this several times a day, without cracking or otherwise breaking. This is stuff is VERY EXPENSIVE.
Cardozo, sadly, I have heard stories similar to this. I don't feel 'shame' for my country... but the abuse does sadden me greatly. I have opportunities to live well in the exterior, or try to stay in the DR and make change. When I hear these stories, it makes me think change is impossible.. at least in my lifetime. Truth is, there are plenty of good Dominicans out there that want to change things in this country. But I fear they become as disillusi
Your correct, that is a bargin if by New York standards and fairly comprable with Texas prices. However is that just the cost of materials or does it include labor too. If it is inclusive of labor costs as well and is comprable to US pricing the profit margin is really high since I can guarantee the DR laborers are not making US wage rates. Just a thought
We do not need this kind of language.
What has happened to the word "civility"
The Haitian contractor looked the job over carefully and estimated the job at $600. When asked how he came up with that figure, he said, “$200 materials, $200 labor, and $200 profit.”
St. Peter then asked the Jewish contractor for an estimate. After careful inspection the Jew answered, “$3000 - $1000 materials, $1000 labor, and $1000 profit.”
When St. Peter asked the Italian for an estimate, he answered immediately without looking over the job at all - $2600. Asked how he came up with that figure he answered, “Simple, $1000 for you, $1000 for me, and $600 to get the Haitian over there to do the work.”
Is there any news these people like! This website is full of pathetic and sad folks!
I cannot even bear to read this crap anymore
great maybe is the best you can do in your wonderfull life.
but maybe you are no so honest and can keep your word
(I cannot even bear to read this crap anymore), and i am going to see your stupic and
insensetive comments in a few days.
oh my god why are so stupic people who can know about every thing event when we talking about another country.
you can show a few of respect just a litter be. please
have peace.
S.
DR tourism will boom with new A380 on the runway. This plane banishes cramped flights.
S.