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Schematic Design of New APM System at HKIA HONG KONG - Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is in the schematic design phase of a major airport expansion, including significant upgrade and additions to the existing APM system and a new APM. Recent projections of air traffic demand indicate that HKIA’s traffic will approximately double by 2030. As the existing two runways cannot meet this demand, a third runway and additional concourse are being planned to open in 2023. The Third Runway Concourse (TRC) will be served by a new APM system that will connect to landside passenger access and processing at an upgraded Terminal 2. The existing Terminal 1 APM system (currently being extended west to serve a new Midfield Concourse to open in 2015) is planned to be extended east to meet the TRC APM at a new Terminal 2 APM Interchange Station (AIS), where it will also connect to a third APM, the existing SkyPier Line. Lea+Elliott is supporting HKIA APM planning and schematic design on two project teams: P283 Third Runway Infrastructure and Concourse Scheme Design (in association with Mott MacDonald and Arup) and P267 APM System Expansion and New APM Depot Design Consultancy Services (in association with AECOM). Both projects include development to the scheme design level; and P267 includes an option for detailed design of an interim maintenance facility to serve APM needs before 2023. Major expansion at Bangkok Airport calls for APM BANGKOK, THAILAND – Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport is currently engaged in the design of a major expansion program. The expansion includes design and construction of a new remote satellite concourse that will connect to the existing North Main Terminal Building (NMTB) by an underground APM. This APM link to the initial satellite concourse (SAT1) will eventually extend to a second future satellite concourse (SAT2) and ultimately to a future second main terminal building to the south (SMTB). The

airport Owner, Airports of Thailand (AOT), wants the two

HKIA’s Tentative Three-Runway System Image courtesy of HKIA

future expansions to be constructed without disruption to APM operations, or airport operations in general. Thus, the current APM design development and specifications must include provisions to enable these expansions seamlessly. Lea+Elliott is responsible for all APM-related design work as part of a consortium that includes Wise Project Consulting Co., Ltd. (WPC). Tatsana Nilaward, Ph.D of WPC said “The APM design is essential for the successful operation of the new satellite concourse, and the future phases of the APM will ensure that Suvarnabhumi Airport’s high-level of service will continue into a successful future. It is a pleasure working with Lea+Elliott whose APM expertise is a great asset to the project.”

Lea+Elliott’s Chairman, now a Trustee for MTI Diane Woodend Jones was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Norman Y. Mineta Transportation Institute located at San Jose State University. ABOUT THE MINETA TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE (MTI): MTI conducts research, education, and information transfer programs focusing on surface transportation policy and management issues, especially related to transit. MTI was established by Congress in 1991 as part of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and won national redesignation competitions in 2002, 2006 and 2011. The Institute is funded by Congress through the US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration, by the California Legislature through Caltrans, and public and private grants. In 2006 the US Department of Homeland Security selected MTI as a National Transportation Security Center of Excellence. The internationally respected members of the MTI Board of Trustees represent all major surface transportation modes. (courtesy of MTI)

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