Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was at DFW Thursday for the ground-breaking of the airport's southeast end-around taxiway. Once complete in 2025, the southeast end-around will reduce the need for aircraft to cross two active runways.
Planes are constantly taking off and landing as others taxi nearby.
"We are currently the second-biggest airport in the world, and these end-around taxiways help us be able to move planes safely," explained DFW Air Traffic Control Manager Matt Segleskli. "It really will go a long way to prevent future close encounters to prevent future accidents," he said. "Because keeping the aircraft away from the runway is very, very important."
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