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Atlanta Airport expands its Plane Train ATLANTA – The City of Atlanta is undertaking the Plane Train Tunnel West Extension (PTTWE) at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The PTTWE will expand the railway footprint at the world’s busiest and most efficient airport by roughly 700 feet. This extension will increase the capacity of passengers transported per hour per direction (PPHPD) from 10,000 to 12,000 and streamline existing headway times. While the majority of construction is finished, wayside installation efforts are ongoing, with a target for project closeout in 2025. The PTTWE is one of three current projects at the Airport aimed at improving intermodal connectivity plans. Other projects include the Switch Refurbishment and Vehicle Expansion projects. Lea+Elliott’s role includes technical reviews that align with industry standards, project oversight, and expert witnessing of installations and tests. INGLEWOOD – The Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) has initiated necessary project-enabling works construction. The first phase is a Water Main Replacement Project designed by Gannett Fleming and their subconsultant team. Funded with state and local grants, this project relocates and modernizes 60- to 80-year-old water mains that are in conflict with the ITC project. Approximately 4,300 linear feet of pipe and water service connections will be replaced, along with the installation of a new fire hydrant. The work began April 1, 2024 with potholing which continues southward along Prairie Ave. from Manchester Blvd. to Hardy St. Installation of pipe has already begun, and the project is anticipated to be complete in Fall 2024 with pavement restoration. The City of Inglewood and the ITC Joint Powers Authority are finalizing the procurement process to select the best value Developer team to design, construct, operate, and maintain the 1.6-mile-long automated transit system. Proposals are due late Spring 2024, with Developer selection anticipated in late Summer 2024. Lea+Elliott and Gannett Fleming have supported the planning and development of the project, including the Request for Proposal documents and are part of the proposal evaluation team. Enabling works starting to make way for the Inglewood Transit Connector

ATL Tunnel Bifurcation Area Image credit: L+E

Atlanta to host 19th International Conference on Automated People Movers and Automated Transit Systems Atlanta will be the host city for the 19th International Conference on Automated People Movers and Automated Transit Systems. The conference, hosted by the

ASCE Transportation & Development Institute, will be co-located with the ASCE T&DI International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2024). The conferences will be held in partnership with the Georgia Department of Transportation from June 15-18, 2024. This collaboration of the long-standing specialty APM-ATS conference with the ASCE’s flagship conference on transportation and development will provide an exclusive opportunity to network, interact and exchange information with worldwide leaders in APM-ATS systems and other transportation and development fields. The APM-ATS conference will discuss recent developments and projects and explore how APM-ATS systems could impact the future of transportation networks. The APM-ATS conference will feature 18 technical sessions with over 40 presentations by planners, researchers, academics, architects/ engineers, project/construction managers, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) managers, systems owners, contractors, and consultants sharing their APM-ATS expertise. There will also be an Airport APM O&M Managers Workshop during which representatives from airport APM systems will discuss important O&M topics impacting their systems, as well as a tour of the ATL SkyTrain landside APM system at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Additional information about the conference can be found at www.apmconference.org

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