How to replace one of the world's busiest runways - while still using it
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Heathrow's Northern Runway is resurfaced in five-hour overnight windows during summer months, with 230 specialist workers and 130 vehicles coordinating to mill, prepare, and lay new asphalt on 75 metres of tarmac each night before planes resume operations at dawn.
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