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Canopy to Keep ATL Visitors Out of Elements By Lori Tobias
Work is under way on a $138 million canopy project at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a massive endeavor calling for the intricate juggling of traffic and construction and one guided by principles of safety, quality and production. “Those are the orders,” said Todd McClendon, director of project management of International Aviation Consultants. “We will not compromise.” The canopies were designed to help keep passengers out of the elements. Atlanta receives an average of 50 inches of rain annually, and is known for its hot summers. It also occasionally sees snow. “We’re, like any airport, all about customer service, providing the best experience for the passengers when they are arriving or leaving any of our concourses,” said Tom Nissalke, interim assistant general manager of planning and development. “Given that we are continuing to see arriving passengers grow, we see a lot of customers on the curb.” Among the biggest challenges is traffic management. “We host 270,000 passengers a day,” said Andy Gobeil, deputy director of the airport Office of Policy and Communications. “That’s airport wide. When it comes to traffic management, we are not going to be judged on how well construction goes, we are going to be judged on how well traffic goes. We have a number of different set ups, one for day and one for night.” The north terminal project began in May 2017 with the “enabling work,” which included rerouting traffic, moving some of the baggage handling and skycap check ins. The CEG CORRESPONDENT
A rendering of the completed $138 million canopy project at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
steel work began in October. It’s slated for completion this summer when work on the south terminal is scheduled to begin. The project, part of a multi-billion modernization plan for the airport, consists of 19 sections of steel measuring 860-ft. long and approximately 165-ft. wide. The trusses are fabricated in Lubbock, Texas, where they are assembled to ensure the correct fit, then disassembled and trucked to Atlanta in five pieces. “We have to assemble it off site in what we call a lay down
yard,” said McClendon. “We truck pieces in the night before for what we are going to set the following night. It’s a big shell game. The next night’s work set out the previous night. We only have so much room to stage this steel. The 194-foot long truss shows up in five pieces and we reassemble it in three. “What we call the mid span connects to the first and is set on shoring tower,” McClendon said. “The third piece is joined to it and that makes up a complete truss. And then see ATL page 2
Plan Moves Ahead to Improve Crossing of Georgia Interstates SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Construction plans are moving ahead to improve the interchange where two interstates meet in southeast Georgia. The State Transportation Board adopted a resolution to take the next steps toward
widening a stretch of Interstate 16 near Savannah and make interchange upgrades where I-16 meets Interstate 95. The resolution adopted Jan. 25 allows the state Department of Transportation to manage and fund the project.
The $319 million project seeks to expand I-16 from four lanes to six along a stretch of roughly 7 mi. heading into Savannah. It also calls for improved entrance and exit ramps and better lighting at the interchanges between I-16 and I-95.
Construction on the interstate upgrades is scheduled to begin next year. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)