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Study and design of rehabilitation and restructuring of the International Airport of
Carrasco - Montevideo, Uruguay

Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Direccion General Infraestructura Aeronautica (DGIA) de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay

Services: Feasibility study, basic, preliminary and final designs, environmental impact study

Period: 1995 - 1996

Construction Cost: € 52,058,855

The Project:

The International Airport of Carrasco is the main airport of Uruguay, connected to 21 cities in 11 different foreign countries. It was constructed in 1947 and has been constantly improved over the succeeding years: its aeronautical structure is at present constituted by three runways, the largest of which is 2.740 m long and 48 m wide. Today the operational capacity of the airport is barely sufficient to cope with the existing traffic flows, inadequate therefore for the future traffic and operational demand.

Following an evaluation study conducted by the Administration, it has been decided to provide for a short term programme of rehabilitation and improvement of the aeronautical part of the AIC, with particular regard to pavements, drainage and visual aids. The Administration, with the support of the UNDP, launched an international Tender for engineering services in relation to the performance of a feasibility study and the detailed design of the needed interventions. TECHNITAL, in association with SEA, was selected for the execution of the Project and a Contract was signed on 23/5/1995.

The Project included the following activities:

• study of the present transportation system;

• nalysis and evaluation of traffic demand for alternative development scenarios;

• definition of AIC development strategies and Master Plan;

• outline of alternative technical solutions for the reinforcement and rehabilitation of pavements and drainage and modernisation of visual aids;

• technical evaluation of possible alternative solutions;

• economic and financial analysis;

• environmental impact assessment;

• selection of best alternative;

• final design of interventions;

• preparation of Tender documents for international bid.

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