With the snip of a ribbon stretched across a newly extended taxiway, the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport celebrated the completion of an ambitious, $29 million project designed to support the expansion of its largest tenant, Gulfstream Aerospace, while making room for future aviation business.

Announced in late 2010, the massive North Aviation Development project involved the realignment of Gulfstream Road, including construction of a tunnel; a new electrical vault, construction of a taxiway bridge and the building of a new Taxiway H as well as the extension of existing Taxiway A.

“This was an undertaking that came with its own set of challenges, not the least of which was the marshy, muddy coastal terrain,” said Sylvester Formey, chairman of the Savannah Airport Commission. “But our airport has a truly exceptional and professional group of folks who know how to get the job done.

“Not only did they get it done, they brought it in under budget.”

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