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| CDM provides expertise for new Berlin International Airport CDM, a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based engineering firm, is providing comprehensive geotechnical services to the BFS Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld GmbH for the €1.7 billion (US$2.2 billion), 5-year expansion of Berlin's Schönefeld Airport, which will be known as the Berlin-Brandenburg-International (BBI) airport. CDM's major task is minimizing the foundation risk and providing for the use of cost-effective foundation and construction methods. When completed in 2011, BBI will be Europe's largest civil airport, accommodating 22 to 25 million passengers per year, with expansion capacity of up to 40 million passengers. The new airport will be equipped with gates, runways, and taxiways capable of handling even the largest jumbo aircraft, including the new Airbus A-380. The airport will also be integrated into extensive road and rail infrastructure to allow efficient transportation to the city center and the rest of Germany, and a sophisticated underground station will allow high-speed railway service to Berlin's city center. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |