Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HJAIA) is the primary airport providing service to Atlanta, Georgia, and surrounding communities. From 1998 to 2019 prior to the pandemic, it hailed the designation as the world’s busiest airport. HJAIA is currently executing a landside modernization project which has added two new canopies in the north and south terminals spanning over an area of 200,000 square feet, new parking and other major infrastructure updates. Slater Infrastructure Group, as an MBE/FBE subcontractor with Atlanta Construction Management Partners (ACMP), began providing Inspection and Environmental Services for this project and various other capital improvement projects since 2017.
Scope
Challenge
In undertaking major construction projects of any magnitude, contractors are charged with ensuring that environmental inspection services are designed, developed and implemented to maintain environmental compliance. Project specific environmental regulations are mandated by federal, state and local agencies and construction managers must bridge the gap between the governmental agencies and their construction teams throughout the project lifecycle.
Proposed Solution
In order to provide environmental services and construction inspection leadership for the HJAIA modernization projects, Slater Infrastructure Group performed reviews and analyzed environmental studies, reports and proposals to determine the regulatory, policy and project impacts. We further reviewed construction erosion control plans, sedimentation and sampling inspections and reports to determine compliance with required project sedimentation and erosion control plan, permit and land disturbance requirements. On a daily basis, we coordinated information with the Project Manager, Construction Manager, prime contractors and the Department of Aviation (DOA) Environmental leadership while providing assistance to the DOA Environmental Team as needed. Our environmental engineers worked in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team, including contractors, DOA staff/management, governmental agencies and the community to manage compliance with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the Local Issuing Authority (LIA).
Results
As one facet of the multi-billion-dollar modernization project, HJAIA completed the construction of two luminous state-of-the-art canopies over the north and south terminals. These canopies serve both functional and aesthetic purposes in providing shelter for travelers as they maneuver through the terminals while simultaneously expediting the traffic flow. The canopies serve as magnificent architectural masterpieces to welcome passengers to the city of Atlanta.
