Project Update: BIAL

Roof placed, wall completed


With the civil aviation ministry expressing strong displeasure and a crucial BIAL board meeting scheduled for June 22, the 23rd month into construction of the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli has been buzzing with action.
At the site, however, construction has continued unimpaired: The roof has been placed on the terminal building, the west side wall has also been completed. While five of the eight fixed link bridges connecting the terminal building and the apron, 11 of 16 escalators and three of eight glass elevators, three of eight X-ray machines have been fixed, and the baggage handling system is being installed in the departure area. The runway paving is complete. Cabling for airfield ground lights and fixing of the lights along the runway is under way. At the taxiway, the top asphalt layer is being laid, while in the apron, almost 40 per cent of concrete in the 360,000 sqm area is done.
23rd MONTH REPORT CARD
Terminal building roof and west wall done Pavement layering in car park Installation of structural supports for the baggage handling system in departure area. Installation of the structural supports for escalators Fabrication of air traffic control tower top dome at the height of 60 meters Ducts, sewage/water pipelines, electrical cable trays laid at ATC Runway paving complete, lights being fixed Taxiway laying of top asphalt layer