L&T awarded Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal Contract

April 4, 2013
The Transportation Infrastructure Business of L&T Construction has won an order worth more than $255 million to develop Midfield Terminal Complex, an airside construction project for Abu Dhabi Airports Company.

umbai, April 4 -- The Transportation Infrastructure Business of L&T Construction has won an order worth AED 943.11 million (over $255 million) to develop Midfield Terminal Complex, an airside construction project for Abu Dhabi Airports Company PJSC, UAE.

L&T said, work on the Midfield Terminal Complex is part of the major expansion programme of Abu Dhabi International Airport that consists of a Midfield Terminal Building and related airside and landside work.

As part of the contract, L&T will build concrete hardstands for aircraft parking around the new Midfield Terminal Terminal Building, including contact and remote stands.

The airside works also include taxi lanes along the apron parking stands and link taxiway connections to the existing airside infrastructure with a tunnel on the airside.

The major part of works for the airside include earthwork, concrete pavement, asphalt pavement with markings, drainage, general utilities, airfield ground lighting, gate services such as flood lighting, visual dock guidance system and structural works/systems for airside tunnel.

The project also includes Aircraft fuel hydrant system, storm & portable water distribute online, chilled water distribution system, medium voltage distribution Sub-Stations, communication network and fire main distribution system on the major utility segments.

The project which will commence in April 2013 will involve 28 months of construction.

The Airport Terminal Complex is expected to be commissioned in 2017. Published by HT Syndication with permission from India First Edition. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at [email protected]

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