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Client: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Project Type: Infrastructure - Aviation
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Scope: Planning, Design, Program Management, Engineering Management, Con-struction Management
Status: Completed 2000
Details:• KBR was Engineer of Record on the APM and designed the guideway system, stations, infra-
structure, and the integration of the APM with the existing terminals, as well as modifying passenger boarding bridges.
• The APM system consists of two independently operated bi-directional loops with an ultimate capacity of 8,500 passengers per hour per direction, and a maximuim headway of two minutes and maximum travel time of nine minutes between furthest terminals.
• The APM structure includes -
– 4.81 miles of dual-lane guideway
– 372 columns
– 150,000 cubic yards of concrete
– Structural spans up to 237 feet
– 12 stations
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DFW Airport Skylink Automated People
Mover
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, USA
Fast-track Design-Build Construction Program to Install the World’s Largest Automated People Mover System
Client: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Project Type: Infrastructure - Aviation
Location: Dallas, TX, USA
Scope: Planning, Design, Program Management, Engineering Management, Con-struction Management
Status: Completed 2000
Highlights:• Achieved a demanding fast-track design-build schedule including a 23-month design
and overlapping 38-month construction schedule
• Enabled full airport operation throughout the project
• Won the Texas Council of Engineering Companies’ Engineering Excellence Award
• Pioneered new construction techniques using precast concrete to save time and minimize disruption
• Successfully led a team of 16 firms and 180 staff members including administrative, design & engineering, and coordination personnel
DFW Airport Skylink Automated People
Mover
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX, USA
Fast-track Design-Build Construction Program to Install the World’s Largest Automated People Mover System
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