January 2016
Archer AG百家乐在线赌场官网stern Selected to Build Control Tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
CHARLOTTE - January 15, 2015: The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Archer AG百家乐在线赌场官网stern Construction to build a new Air Traffic Control Tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Archer AG百家乐在线赌场官网stern will build the 370-foot tall structural precast concrete tower along with a 42,000 square-foot Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) base building. Construction will begin in spring 2016.
The new $60 million control tower will replace the existing tower that has been in operation since 1979. It will accommodate air traffic controllers in an 850 square-foot tower cab. The new tower will allow air traffic controllers to effectively manage the growing aircraft operations at the nation鈥檚 sixth busiest airport. The tower controlled approximately 544,000 aircraft operations in 2015, and is forecasted to grow to 748,000 by 2040.
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The TRACON base building is a one-story facility that will contain administrative offices, storage and a power distribution supply system. Construction of the tower and TRACON base building is expected to be complete in 2018, and fully operational in 2019.
The project adds to Archer AG百家乐在线赌场官网stern鈥檚 portfolio of work at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The company is currently constructing the AG百家乐在线赌场官网st Terminal Expansion and Checked Baggage Screening Renovation, and recently completed the Rental Car Facility and Hourly Parking Deck, along with a high-speed exit taxiway.
Archer AG百家乐在线赌场官网stern Construction is a member of The Walsh Group, a 118-year old family-owned company providing design, build, finance and operation services. The company has recently completed Air Traffic Control Towers and TRACON buildings at O鈥橦are International Airport and McCarran International Airport. The Walsh Group operates across 19 regional offices, and is listed as the 13th largest U.S. national contractor per Engineering News-Record, 2015.