CPB Contractors Awarded Auckland International Airport Works

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CIMIC Group company, CPB Contractors, has been awarded Auckland (New Zealand) Airport’s Taxiway Mike and Remote Stands Stage 2 project, a critical component in the facility’s major capital works program. The contract will generate revenue to CPB Contractors of approximately NZ$221 million over the next two years. Works include construction of an additional taxiway, extension of an existing taxiway and six remote stands with in-ground jet fuel reticulation, as part of a major expansion at New Zealand’s largest and busiest airport. The project includes 900,000 cubic meters of earthworks, laying 130,000 cubic meters of aggregate basecourse,168,000 square meters of concrete … Read more

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JE Dunn Construction Delivers Advanced Parking, Ground Transportation Center for Nashville International Airport

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JE Dunn Construction has completed a $102-million, technology-integrated parking and ground transportation center and related improvements at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee. The new center is a component of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s BNA Vision, a $1.2-billion expansion and renovation plan to accommodate regional population growth and the airport’s record-breaking passenger increases. The new parking and transportation center project was completed under budget, and features a six-level, 2,200-space garage equipped with parking guidance which includes sensors to direct drivers to open parking spaces. The facility also features car-locator kiosks. Other amenities include electric-vehicle charging stations and a fee-free tire-inflation … Read more

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New $105M Airport Ground Facilities Critical Milestone in O’Hare Runway Modernization

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Mortenson used innovative construction technologies and Lean practices to build three major new ground facilities totaling 180,000 square feet for United Airlines at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (Illinois) in less than a year. The contractor fast-tracked the project because United Airlines needed to vacate its previous ground facilities to make way for runway construction at O’Hare. Completion of the United project is a critical milestone in O’Hare’s massive modernization of its runways, which includes adding and extending some while closing others. The runway work complements the planned $8.5-billion investment to upgrade terminals and other amenities and add the first new … Read more

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Bechtel Wins Delivery Partner, Project Manager Roles for Western Sydney Airport

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Bechtel has been selected by WSA Co as its delivery partner and project manager for the Western Sydney Airport, a $5.3-billion greenfield facility in Badgerys Creek, New South Wales. This will be a landmark project for both New South Wales and Australia, and is due for completion at the end of 2026. “Construction of the Western Sydney Airport is a once in a generation infrastructure development opportunity for the region and the country, and we are honored to be working with the Commonwealth of Australia and WSA Co on this iconic project,” said Ailie MacAdam, Bechtel’s managing director for Australia. … Read more

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Expansion, Upgrades Complete on Interim International Arrivals Building at Nashville Airport

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JE Dunn Construction has completed the first project of BNA Vision, a $1-billion expansion for Nashville International Airport, located in Tennessee. Enhancements and expansion of the airport’s interim International Arrivals Building took center stage recently at a ribbon cutting marking completion of the $8.2-million first project. The upgraded interim IAB will accommodate immediate needs for additional international capacity while a permanent building — a larger, state-of-the-art International Arrival Facility — is being designed and built, by 2023. The interim IAB will serve as a welcome center and process international passengers arriving in Nashville, including passengers to be served by British … Read more

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