Building

Coordin­ated Con­struc­tion Logist­ics at Frank­furt am Main Air­port

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Type
Building
Time
2017—2025
Site
Frankfurt am Main
Client
Fraport AG

Due to the numer­ous upcom­ing con­struc­tion meas­ures at Frank­furt Air­port, FRA­PORT AG decided in 2017 to coordin­ate the con­struc­tion logist­ics for the north­ern oper­at­ing area. 

Given its size and con­tinu­ous oper­a­tions, Frank­furt Air­port is a par­tic­u­larly com­plex and lively system. On the one hand, the neces­sary con­struc­tion meas­ures ensure the con­stantly neces­sary fur­ther devel­op­ment of the infra­struc­ture, but on the other hand they also have an impact on flight oper­a­tions.

In par­tic­u­lar, the con­struc­tion meas­ures in con­nec­tion with the con­nec­tion of the new Ter­minal 3 to the north­ern area of the air­port are the focus of the Coordin­ated Con­struc­tion Logist­ics pro­ject. Each indi­vidual con­struc­tion pro­ject has spe­cific con­struc­tion logist­ics require­ments (space require­ments, traffic rout­ing) that need to be taken into account. This includes the plan­ning, con­trol and real­isa­tion of con­struc­tion meas­ures.

In order to develop Frank­furt Air­port in line with demand, it was recog­nised that in view of the large number of con­struc­tion pro­jects and to ensure a per­man­ently func­tional infra­struc­ture, over­arch­ing coordin­a­tion of con­struc­tion logist­ics plan­ning and meas­ures is neces­sary.

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The Coordin­ated Con­struc­tion Logist­ics pro­ject was launched in order to obtain an over­view of cur­rent and future pro­jects and to coordin­ate their require­ments for the over­all struc­ture and ongo­ing oper­a­tion of the air­port. 

As a first step, an invent­ory was car­ried out. Based on this, areas (hot­spots) with a par­tic­u­lar accu­mu­la­tion of pro­jects and con­flicts were iden­ti­fied. Work­ing groups were set up for these hot­spots as part of a reg­u­lar com­mu­nic­a­tion pro­cess. The aim of these groups is to identify exist­ing and future con­flicts with the help of the pro­ject and oper­a­tional man­agers and to develop joint solu­tions through con­sulta­tion.

The start­ing point was the estab­lish­ment of a suit­able pro­ject organ­isa­tion. In addi­tion, pro­cesses were designed that provide a frame­work for reg­u­lated coordin­a­tion. In addi­tion, tools were developed that serve as a basis for coordin­a­tion and decision-making. These include a graph­ical and tab­u­lar over­view of the meas­ures taking place.

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PRO­PRO­JEKT has been sup­port­ing the pro­ject since the begin­ning. Fol­low­ing the con­cep­tion of the pro­ject and the organ­isa­tion and devel­op­ment of the work­ing tools, the pro­ject was trans­ferred to ‘reg­u­lar oper­a­tion’ in 2018. PRO­PRO­JEKT over­saw the reg­u­lar oper­a­tion of the pro­ject in the period 2018-2024 as the respons­ible and imple­ment­ing pro­ject man­ager. The major­ity of the con­struc­tion meas­ures to con­nect Ter­minal 3 to the north­ern area of the air­port have already been suc­cess­fully imple­men­ted together. The pro­ject will be com­pleted on sched­ule in 2025 with the com­ple­tion of a new sta­tion at Ter­minal 1 for the driver­less pas­sen­ger trans­port system.

Services

  • Estab­lish­ment of a pro­ject organ­isa­tion and imple­ment­a­tion in the ongo­ing Fra­port pro­cesses
  • Struc­tured survey of cur­rent and future pro­jects and setup of a data base
  • Estab­lish­ment of a pro­ject organ­isa­tion as a frame­work for the coordin­a­tion of the indi­vidual pro­jects and doc­u­ment­a­tion of the related com­mu­nic­a­tion
  • Graphic and tab­u­lar over­view of the survey res­ults and pre­par­a­tion of timelines
  • Cap­tur­ing of effects on the exist­ing trans­port and traffic system
  • Devel­op­ment of super­or­din­ate solu­tions for the improve­ment of con­struc­tion logist­ics in the area of the air­port
  • Coordination of construction logistics planning for the projects (areas, traffic, construction site infrastructure)
  • Organisation, reporting, documentation of regular communication and project meetings

Credits / Cover

Fra­port AG