b'TERMINALSAVL47An Extra Advocate of the new air traffic control tower. As a result, the airport had to The airport hired Parsons as project manager for both phases ofkeep the existing tower in operation and pivot instead to building the terminal reconstruction. During Phase 1, Vin Del Nero led anthe north end of the terminal during Phase 1.onsite team that included himself, an IT technician and a projectIts a good thing we had a contractor and a client that manager who coordinates with the construction partners.understood it all, Del Nero reflects. As Del Nero describes it, Parsons served as an extensionMaintaining a continual flow of clear information was of AVL so airport staff could focus on their own everydayemphasized to keep the project on time and on budget. All key responsibilities. On a practical level, he reviewed fundingstakeholders met weekly initially and more often when neededauthorizations, change orders and the schedule, and advisedsometimes multiple times per day. airport management when dates were slipping or there wereThe lines of communication must stay open, and that was very questions about the process. simple with this client, Del Nero says. If we needed something This project was one of the most challenging Ive ever had toanswered, it would get answered quickly. Problems weve had deal with because it has such a small footprint, Del Nero notes. with other projects occurred when the lines of communication To help compensate for the size constraints, AVL leveragedstopped. [The AVL project] certainly had its challenges, but we temporary facilities. Three gates operated out of modulartalked them out and worked through them.buildings after the north half of the terminal was no longer usable, and rental car counters were removed and housed in a temporaryUndeterredstructure south of the terminal. Some of the most disruptive challenges were caused by Hurricane Having an outside project manager proved especially helpfulHelene, which devastated western North Carolina in late when original plans to rebuild the south end of the terminal firstSeptember 2024. Although the airport suffered minimal damage, it had to be scrapped because COVID-19 delayed constructionbecame a hub for delivering rescue supplies throughout the region. ai174585983626_ACI-NA-Halfpage-JUN-2025.pdf 1 4/28/25 10:03 AM CONTINUED ON PAGE 50The Airport of the Future is Here.Smart Guidance technology creates CM dynamic, automated passenger ow Y and routing based on real-time data:CMMYCY Handle more passengers with less personnelCMYK Improve capacity within existing infrastructureSee it @ AAAE in Atlanta|Booth 249AirportImprovement.comOctober 2025'