b'Five new wide-body gates help accommodate TERMINALSJFK 19more trans-Atlantic flights. overall program was so that American Airlines would get the mostWith the challenging $400 million project complete, Heitmann out of the project for what they were going to spend on it. holds up the revamped Terminal 8 as a great example of the new When the project first broke ground in 2020, the constructionstandards the Port Authority is setting at JFK. In particular, he schedule was very linear and time-sensitive. We would turn gatesis pleased that the campus-wide initiative is allowing for original back over to Operations before we impacted other gates, Phillipspersonalities at each terminal. explains. Then the pandemic hit full force, putting a major damperThe building had really good bones, and at the end, its not on enplanements, workforce availability and material procurement.going to stick out as one of the older buildings, he adds. Its going It was a major impact to the schedule, he recalls.to represent itself well in terms of passenger amenities. Heitmann notes that American Airlines benefited from a schedule standpoint, because Terminal 8 was the first project in JFKs massive program. As a result, much ofPlanning and Design|Program & Construction Management the work at Terminal 8 started pre-pandemic,Facilities Management|IT|Asset Managementand crews were able to continue working. Despite having additional requirements, such as COVID testing and onsite preventionArora Engineers was proud to lead Mechanical, Electrical, measures, the project team used the dramaticPlumbing, Fire/Life Safety, and Special Systems engineering lull in passenger traffic as an opportunity toand support sustainability and energy modeling servicescompress the schedule. The team adaptedas a subconsultant to AECOM for the Integrated Program very well to the stresses put on the projectDelivery of JFKs new Terminal 8.from the outside, Phillips remarks, adding that crews managed to finish the terminal on time.Giordano suspects that project partners were able to work through the unusual circumstances COVID created because everyone was already well integrated. The main challenge for the design engineers was not being able to be physically on-site, so they used video chats to review existing equipment and ductwork, and then monitor the installation of updated replacements. We Image: The Port Authority of New York and New Jerseywere very fortunate that Holt Construction and American Airlines stayed open and that theyaroraengineers.com|Rethinking Infrastructure prioritized the T8 projects, says Giordano. If we couldnt be there, they were our eyes. Atlanta | Baltimore | Boston | Charlotte | Chicago | Dallas | Los Angeles Nashville | Miami | New York | Orlando | Philadelphia | St. Petersburg | San Jose AirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2023'