Manchester: Airport Transformation Programme

[Dobbo]

It looks a lot taller in the pictures than in real life! Decent circulatory area, if the piers as well as the jetbridges are glass walled they will do the job for me.

 

[Scottie Dog]

As I'm still working on my mobile I'll give another quote from OAN 75/2017....

* Excavation of grass areas and laying of new concrete pavement
* Installation of new deep drainage and interceptor tanks
* Installation of electrical pit and duct lines
* Installation of aviation fuel hydrant mains
* Installation of aeronautical ground lighting (AGL)
* Removal of existing head of stand services
* Removal and application of surface markings

 

[User001]

Finally found the OAN and it Looks like it's prepping the areas around the pier. The way it's worded, it makes it sound like they were starting construction on the new far remote stands near the M56, and thus it took me by surprise that this would be done so early.

I've stood down now haha.

 

[Scottie Dog]

I'll have a fuller read of the OAN tomorrow User, however my initial thoughts is that this relates to the southeast side of the new Pier as it makes specific reference to current stands and taxiway NA.

 

[Comet]

The work mentioned in the OAN goes on until December 2018. So based on previous comments should cover all the Apron around the new pier including the new remotes.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Interesting comment Comet.

I still think it's this year as, when you look at the validity of type OAN, in the header it shows an expiry date of 22/12/17. Also 22nd December 2018 is a Thursday and it refers to Friday, so that ties in with 2017.

Time will tell!!

 

[Comet]

Scottie
At the beginning of paragraph 2.1 it does say the work is from 29 October 2017 until 22 December 2018

 

[Comet]

Crossed posts.
I still think despite the validity date ending 2017 which I think is wrong, the scope of the work is such that there is no possibility of it being completed in 2017

 

[Scottie Dog]

For those who are interested I am appending the link to OAN75.

Out of interest I did ask an Operations Controller whether the 2018 date was correct and he agrees that it looks like an error and should read 2017.

http://mag-umbraco-media-live.s3.amazonaws.com/1001/oan-75-2017-public.pdf

 

[Dobbo]

Hi @Scottie Dog is this adjacent to the new pier 1? It looks to me like its much more central to that part of apron...

 

[Dobbo]

Helps 100% - I'd misread the OAG drawing!

Cheers!

 

[Scottie Dog]

With full credit, and thanks for the permission, to @EGCC Insider on Twitter

"Progress update on the new Pier/Terminal... coming along well. This will be the first part to open as 'Satellite Terminal' during WIP."

 

[Comet]

Well that answers one question I had.
I couldn't see how this pier could open until the T2 extension was well advanced and the connection could be made. It seems it won't and it will be stand alone for a while.

 

[User001]

It also explains the rapid build pace!

 

[Dobbo]

I assume the temporary walkway will be extended to the new building to get passengers through the building site of the T2 main building... when this satellite opens, the temporary waiting/boarding gate area will be closed.

 

[Scottie Dog]

As I visited Quarry Bank Mill yesterday I sort permission from the wife to divert via the airport and was surprised at all of the work that is going on around T2.

The thing that I had not appreciated about Pier 1 is how far, at present, the gap is between the end of the structure and where it will finally join onto the terminal - truly a satellite for the time being.

The next visit will be by myself with no constraints on my wanderings and investigating.

 

[mullion]

Just had a drive round T2 this morning WOW things are moving on very quickly, need to walk to take photos
but hey ho.
Ian

 

[User001]

Tower crane going up in next 2 weeks.

Melbourne avenue closing too.

Part of departure forecourt has now been demolished too.

 

[Dobbo]

I don't think this view of the piers has been shared here before?

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[Scottie Dog]

Hopefully this will display okay but it's input from a mobile phone...

T2 planned work

Terminal 2 Forecourt - New Tear Drop roundabout in progress - w/c 30/10/17
West Pier - CP boundary wall installation progresses - w/c 20/10/17
Terminal 2 Forecourt - Demolition to Forecourt down ramp starts - w/c 6/11/17
Staff West Drainage - First phase of drainage to be installed - w/c 6/11/17
West Pier - Separation of West Pier from Terminal building - w/c 6/11/17
Forecourt - Structural demolition of the Forecourt commences - w/c 13/11/17
Melbourne Ave - Changes to road network - w/c 13/11/17
Forecourt - Temporary covered walkway to Meet & Greet drop-off to be created - w/c 20/11/17
Terminal 2 - New link road opens - w/c 27/11/17
Terminal 2 - Singapore & Melbourne Ave closes due to new link road opening - w/c 27/11/17
Staff West Drainage - First phase of drainage completed - w/c 19/12/17
Multi-storey Car Park (Area 7) - Tower Crane erection - mid-November
Staff West Drainage - Phase two of drainage works commenced - w/c 13/12/17

** The staff West drainage work is a preclude to the construction of the new apron to the west of Pier 1.