First runway to re-open by end of month

We're approaching a moment of truth, as Sea-Tac Airport announces that the first runway, closed since January for reconstruction, will re-open by the end of this month.  Will the third runway continue to be used as an all-weather, full-time runway, or will the Federal Aviation Administration return to limited & part-time, poor-weather use, as the communities & regulatory agencies were told during the planning & permitting stages of the most recent round of Sea-Tac expansion?

According to a Port news release, crews will be out today, Monday, 21 September, to paint the 60-foot designator markings on the ends of the longest & most-easterly runway.  The painting is part of the finishing touches on the reconstruction project.  The runway is scheduled to reopen by the end of the month.

This runway is officially known as 16L / 34R. Numbers are determined by the compass location of the runways and their alignment with the two other runways (right, center, and left). 

There has been talk that the second (center) runway will be closed for major repairs some time in the next two years or so.  Interestingly, no such project is listed in the Airport's update of its Comprehensive Plan.