A Revolutionary Automated People Mover: Overcoming Numerous Constraints at DFW

This paper will address the unique issues, constraints, challenges, and rewards of the fast track design and construction process used to bring owner, airline, tenant, design consultants, construction contractor and system supplier together as one team to accomplish this project. The paper will discuss the schedule critical path issues and constraints, and how engineering supported the contractor. Design techniques will be illustrated that allowed around the clock progress while having severely limited access time to the airports operation area for construction. Also included will be details of design, implementation issues encountered, and final resolutions that are leading to a successful completion of a project that has an aggressive schedule.