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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

BD+C

4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/04/2023 - 10:04 Airports Here are some of the key trends Skanska is seeing in the aviation sector, from congestion solutions to sustainability. More than 40,000 airports worldwide facilitate the annual global travel of billions of passengers.

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Best Airport/Transit and Safety Award of Merit: Yeager Airport Runway 5 Safety Area

ENR Construction

It also obliterated an adjacent road. Five years ago, the catastrophic collapse of the structure supporting Runway 5’s emergency overrun area left a 140-ft vertical gash of partially reinforced fill looming over a 540,000-cu-yd debris field.

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Building Hong Kong's Airport

The Constructor

The two former islands that were levelled comprise about 25% of the surface area of the airport’s 12.55 Land reclamation for the airport added nearly 1% to the entirety of Hong Kong’s surface area. The project is the most expensive airport project ever, according to Guinness World Records. km² platform.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Sets New Health and Safety Standards for U.S. Homes

Pro Builder

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Sets New Health and Safety Standards for U.S. A recently signed infrastructure law seeks to ensure the health and safety of millions of Americans. Wed, 11/24/2021 - 13:17.

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Excellence in Safety - Kodiak Airport RSA

ENR Construction

The $59-million Kodiak Airport project extended two runway safety areas 600 ft into the Gulf of Alaska by constructing an adjacent rock revetment, new service roads and taxiway, and by installing material arresting systems.

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4 Best Safety Vest for Construction

Work Gearz

One of the more important aspects of good safety at a construction site is visibility, so more and more construction employers are requiring reflective details on protective gear. One important piece of gear often referred to as a reflective vest is the safety vest. Safety Vest Material Closure Features ANSI Class Sizes.

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Difference Between Class 1 and Class 2 Safety Vests

Work Gearz

Be it on-site work or road-side work, there are more than 25,000 reported cases of accidents or hazards since the past 10 years! So, being visible to others while at work is most crucial to be saved from all potential dangers and this can only be achieved if you wear a safety vest. What are Class 1 and Class 2 Safety Vests?

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