Colas puts its know-how into action for your airport infrastructure projects. From refurbishing airfield pavement to more complex design and build, your projects can all benefit from the strength of the Colas Group’s longstanding expertise, backed by a global network.
The Colas Group is the world leader in the construction and maintenance of transport infrastructure. Its mission is to design, promote and build infrastructure solutions for sustainable mobility. Its three main business segments are Roads, Materials and Railways.
Founded in 1929 and backed by a workforce of 58,000 people, Colas undertakes 60,000 projects every year via a network of 800 construction units and 3,000 material production and recycling sites in some 50 countries worldwide on the 5 continents.
In 2022, Colas' consolidated revenue totaled 15.5 billion euros, with international markets accounting for 60% of this figure.
Roads
Construction and maintenance of roads and highways, airport runways, city streets, urban development, reserved-lane public transport (tramways, bus rapid transit), ports, industrial sites, logistic platforms, shopping centers, parking areas, leisure facilities, environmental development, civil engineering, building (including deconstruction), as well as road safety equipment, marking, signaling, and traffic management.
Construction materials
Production, distribution, sale and recycling of aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, bitumen.
Railways
Design and engineering of large complex projects, construction, renewal, maintenance of railway networks (high-speed lines, traditional track, tramways, subways)
Bangkok, Thailand: Construction of the third runway
- Geotechnical expertise required for hydraulic backfill
- 800,000 sqm of ground improvement
- 800,000 tonnes of asphalt pavement
Iqaluit, Canada: Reconstruction of the entire airport
- Private-Public Partnership
- Ability to work in remote location (supply of materials only possible between July and October)
- Works under challenging weather conditions (-50°C in windy conditions)
- Air traffic maintained during the project: works performed at night, runway operational every morning
Los Angeles Int, USA: Construction of taxiway Papa
- New cross-field taxiway to connect the north and south halves of the airport
- Paving both P-401 HMA and P-501 PCC
- All removed asphalt and concrete were recycled on this and other LAX projects
Luxembourg, Luxembourg: Runway reinforcement
- Air traffic maintained during the project: works performed at nights
- Runway operational every morning at 6:00 AM
- Milled asphalt partially recycled
Agadir, Morocco: Runway reinforcement
- Widening and reinforcement of the aircraft parking lot; reinforcement of the runway and taxiway and creation of shoulders
- Work under air traffic in staggered threshold on the 2 extremities and slot between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM for the central part
Cork, Ireland: Runway reconstruction
- Design & Build contract
- Main runway reconstruction, a new Electrical Sub-Station and a new Hold Baggage Security screening system
- ILS and lighting renewal
