For Immediate Release
January 6, 2020
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Hartsfield-Jackson Earns Envision Silver Award for Sustainable Infrastructure
ATL honored for consistently increasing sustainability, efficiency and improving safety
ATLANTA –
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) recently received the Envision Silver award for the Taxiway and Runway 9L Replacement Project. The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) celebrates civil engineering and sustainable infrastructure through the Envision award designations.
The ISI Envision rating system measures infrastructure across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts. This project is ATL's first to earn an Envision award.
“This award reflects the exceptional efforts of our aviation professionals along with our partners in achieving a higher level of sustainability,” said Airport General Manager John Selden. “While we will enjoy this honor, we will continue to strive to maintain and surpass our stated mission to be the most sustainable airport in the world.”
The Taxiway and Runway 9L Replacement Project comprises multiple elements, including replacing pavement in the Center Airfield Complex and portions of runway 9L-27R and adjacent taxiways. It also necessitated adjusting airfield lighting and signage, moving drainage structures and drainage lines, constructing an embankment, and adjusting airfield striping and navigational aid structures.
Key organizations involved in planning, design and construction of the project include the Department of Aviation, City of Atlanta, and Aviation Infrastructure Solutions Joint Venture team — Michael Baker International, Pond & Company, and Corporate Environmental Risk Management.
“Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the City of Atlanta are focused on instituting sustainability in all construction projects. We met the Envision goals using several methods on projects by using recycled materials, LED lighting, and protecting the groundwater,” said Norma Click, director of Airside and Landside Operations, Planning and Development for Hartsfield-Jackson.
As a 2019 Envision Silver award winner, the ATL Taxiway and Runway 9L Pavement Replacement Project met criteria in the following areas:
RESOURCE ALLOCATION - Recycled and regionally sourced materials
ATTENTION:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 107 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels
