Thank you OverRun, most interesting. Just a regular pax here.
BRS has an increasing number of summer destinations, both schedule and charter, so the commercial imperative to resurface in winter would be clear.
In recent years in the UK, many complex engineering projects, such as bridges, tunnel repairs and railway improvements (both permanent way and platform) have changed their timing of works. It was usual to do a little bit every night for, perhaps, months. Then it was realised to be far more cost effective and ultimately less disruptive, to close the road/railway/bridge for an intensive period of work - say three days, one week or one month of 24x7 as opposed to five months of night time working. Not least as the plant is then not standing idle for 16 hours a day.
I realise, of course, that airlines are not keen on such things but do you know of any single runway fields that have used the full shut down route, rather than night time working?