b'46 ATL PASSENGER TRANSPORT Plane Train Extension is on Track for 2025 Delivery at Atlanta Intl BY NICOLE NELSONFACTS&FIGURESIts no secret that the worldsdensity people mover. The subterranean Project: Plane Train Tunnel West Extensionbusiest airport is proudly gettingwork is vital to ultimately accommodating an Location: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport even busier, and as such,increasing ridership of the Plane Train, and Scope: 600 ft. of new track, 50 ft. underground leadership at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlantais largely occurring with minimal impact to International Airport (ATL) is in a continuouspassenger service. Construction Budget: $266 million cycle of investing in new approaches Development Program: ATLNext Our goal is to to efficiently accommodate the growingprovide a safe and Prime Consultant: WSP USA passenger numbers. To that end, a seriesefficient experience for Design-Build Contractor: Clark Construction of ATLNext development projects haveall of our passengers AtkinsonTechnique Joint Venture been executed in plain sight. They includeand employees, says Tunnel Designer: McMillen Jacobs Associates extending Concourse T, replacing the ceilingATL General Manager (now Delve Underground) in the Domestic Concourse and many otherBalram B Bheodari. Architectural Designer: STV high-profile improvements. Upon completion, theBALRAM B BHEODARIAPM System Design & Installation: Yet, unbeknownst to most ATLPlane Train expansion ALSTOM Group passengers, an incredible amount of activitywill accomplish that, but we are just as Pre-construction/Pre-design: Aug. 2018 is occurring in cavernous areas 50 feetproud that this unique and substantial Estimated Completion: Spring 2025 below the airports surface. Crews areconstruction project manifested safety and Key Benefit: Better connectivity for passengers;digging, blasting, excavating and buildingefficiency from the start.27% increase in ridership capacity of existing to improve the headway of ATLs high-train system January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'