b'22 BNA TERMINALSAt BNA, placing the shuttle station at the former Gate C6concessions. Additionally, internal design-build teams held position helps orient passengers throughout their journey betweencoordination meetings to continue collecting information from the main terminal and Satellite Concourse. Youre always visuallythe airport for their design packages. It was a very intense nine connected to the environment around you, explains Payton, frommonths because we had to design so much work so quickly to Corgan. You have the natural light, you have all the aircraft, allget started, Fielding recalls. the different activities that happen at the airport; so youre alwaysHolder conducted monthly presentations for senior executives connected to whats going on around you. at BNA to prompt key decisions and keep the project on schedule. Once construction began, the schedule increased to Advice for Others weekly meetings. Kreulen urges any airport considering a satellite concourse project to connect with other airports that have already completed one.Working with collaborative partners was crucial, adds Payton, Youve got to build it so its easy for passengers to get over there,from Corgan. He credits Holder for including all the right people he cautions. Youve got to build it for the airlines to be able toat the right times, and for facilitating design charettes and operate there.programming meetings. In design-build, as youre going through the design process, they canalmost in real timealign the At BNA, constructing a satellite concourse rather thanbudget with the airports goals and objectives, Payton explains. expanding the main terminal allowed officials to add gates quickly with minimal disruption to the rest of the airport.Because satellite concourses are often built to relieve congestion quickly, they typically have tight design and The financial implications were also attractive. Fielding,construction schedules. That requires key partners to work from Holder Construction, estimates that BNAs new Satellitetogether efficiently and effectively. The biggest part is just having Concourse cost about $13.5 million to $14 million per gate. Ian overall group of companies and design teams and contractors would say they got a lot for their money, he reflects. From ourthat are really dedicated to working well together and making sure perspective, they got a really nice facility for a very, very low costtheyre talking to each other, collaborating well and working hard compared to most concourse builds. to get all of it turned aroundnot just quickly, but done well at the Efrussy, from Corgan, notes that BNAs master planningsame time, remarks Dial, from Gresham Smith.process was key. The entire satellite shuttle concept was thoughtEvery airport project is unique and challenging for different about very, very early on, so we were able to work that into thereasons, Fielding adds. Aviation work is not for the faint of heart, he initial planning stages quite early in the process, he explains. remarks. The key is getting that collaboration and team environment Frequent, open communication proved invaluable as well.very early in the job, and we were lucky to be able to do that.For the first nine months, work focused on programming andHe cautions other airports not to underestimate the challenges design, with weekly calls involving BNA and all the stakeholders,of building a satellite concourse, because the process can require from design, engineering and construction to operations andsignificant infrastructure work and constant coordination and communication. Coming Up Early this year, the BNA Vision program came to a close. Major Checked Baggage Inspection and Baggage Handling Systems projects included the International Checkpoint Passenger and Property Screening Systems Arrivals Facility, Concourse D Master Planning Installation and Integration Services expansion, Grand Lobby, Terminal System Design Testing and Commissioning Support Parking Garage expansion, the Construction Administration Third-Party Testing Satellite Concourse and on-site Hilton BNA Hotel. The next construction and renovation program, New Horizon, began in early 2022. It includes the expansion of Concourse A, a new air freight facility, terminal roadway improvements and additional upgrades to improve the passenger experience. Total cost is estimated VTCs Arlington, Txat $1.5 billion and work will be Airport Integration Test Lab completed in phases through3751 New York Avenue, Suite 140Arlington, Texas 76014USAT. 817-557-5600 www.vtc.us.com 2028.May | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'