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The Departures Roadway and Ramp at Edmonton International Airport (YEG) reopened on October 31, 2024, following a 13-month
construction project that began in September 2023.
“Coordination is the key amongst all parties. Before
we onboard a designer or a constructor we make sure
we’ve met with all the regulators and airport stakeholders, whether it is terminal ops or 昀椀eld ops, our passenger
experience teams, our facilities, maintenance teams.”
That means involving Transport Canada, Nav Canada,
and operations teams for airside work, or coordinating
escalator shutdowns and passenger 昀氀ows for landside
projects.
Kelley pointed out that design must anticipate these
challenges.
“When we design the systems, we look for those cut
over points … a lot of that work can be done in advance
and then the cut over made overnight, which really minimizes disruption.”
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From the constructor’s viewpoint, Xuereb stressed logistics and visualization as one of the key planning functions
to understanding how to enter the air昀椀eld.
“I love 3D and 4D construction modeling because it
allows all the stakeholders to visually see your plan and
sequence. The riskiest part of an airport is actually the civil
work. What’s under the pavement is what makes the airport
live.”
The need for rigorous quality
Given the intensity of airport tra昀케c, panelists agreed that
quality programs cannot be optional.
“Quality is really key. You want to make sure that you’ve
got a good handle on that from the start,” said Kelley. “A
good quality program is very critical in making sure that
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