Legacy - Volume 3, Number 2 - (Page 4)

Feature Article Gaining altitude Modernization and expansion projects give California’s airports a new lift O n April 27, 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from San Diego’s Dutch Flats bound for Saint Louis, the first stop in the first-ever solo transatlantic flight—and the future of aviation in California took wing with him as the attention gave rise to construction of new airports throughout the state. >> DMJM Harris and DMJM Aviation provide services to airports throughout California that are instrumental in helping the industry continue to fly high. >> Now, some 80 years later, air travel in California is reaching new heights. The state’s airports are overflowing their capacity, fueling the need for expansion and improvements. Here’s how AECOM sister companies DMJM Aviation and DMJM Harris are working to improve California’s airports, providing a comprehensive range of services to ease air travel and speed passengers on their way. On-call in San Diego Founded in 1928, San Diego International Airport (SDIA) is the busiest single-runway commercial passenger airport in the United States, servicing 17.4 million passengers per year. Managed by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA), the airport and its associated industries are a boon to the local economy, generating about $9 billion per year. DMJM Harris has provided services to SDCRAA since 2004, when it joined forces with the Authority’s staff on a three-year on-call contract to perform design services for the airport’s capital improvements. Through this contract DMJM Harris provided services that ranged from concrete and asphalt pavement improvements to site security fence upgrades to building assessments. As its capital improvement program continued, SDCRAA also stepped up its efforts on another major project—airport expansion. Under the 04 Legacy—VOLUME 3: NUMBER 2, 2008

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Legacy - Volume 3, Number 2 Contents In the Zone Gaining Altitude Six to Go: Planning Projects Promise Increased Mobility Women's Development Forum On the Move in the Southeast Protecting the World's Future Making the Grade Coming to America A Dedication to Development Looking to the Skies Spotlight on People and Projects An Aviation Innovation

Legacy - Volume 3, Number 2

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