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By Conrad Egbert and Lutfi Qaraman
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With ongoing infrastructure projects keeping the construction industry afloat, ConstructionWeekOnline takes a look at six of the biggest airport projects in the GCC.
1. New Doha International Airport
Client: New Doha International Airport Steering Committee.
Estimated value: US $11 billion
Schedule: Work began in 2004 and final completion is expected in 2015
Scope: With a land area in excess 22 km² the New Doha International Airport is designed to handle 50 million passengers, 2 million tonnes of cargo, and 320,000 aircraft landings and takeoffs each year. Over 60 million m³ of fill will be reclaimed from the sea and used to create the site, while over 6.2 million m³ of improperly disposed household waste has been removed from the site and disposed of in an engineered landfill. The runways, taxiways and aprons of the new airport require 3.7 million tonnes of high quality polymer asphalt and an additional 115,000 m³ of concrete, while 800,000 m³ of concrete will be needed for facility structures.
In order to facilitate construction of the airport, over 17 km of temporary roads are being constructed within the site. Over 100 hectares alongside the new airport have been reserved for commercial development, including a free trade zone, offices, hotels, and retail mall.
The contract for the first phase of the airport construction and the planning and design phase was awarded to Bechtel Group Inc. In May 2006, Takenaka won a major contract to build the Emiri VIP terminal. ARINC and Thales were awarded a contract for the IT, telecommunications and security systems at the airport.
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Fantastic figures if the req. is there and in the present senario if it materializes as well