Turkey's Limak Construction has announced that it has achieved a significant landmark in the construction of Kuwait International Airport New Terminal 2 (T2) project. The company’s on-site factory recently celebrated the production of 30,000 shell cassettes required for the inner roof of the T2 project. With over 80% of the terminal’s inner roof now fabricated, it is a major milestone in the construction of Kuwait’s new gateway. Limak confirmed that work on the T2 project is continuing in full compliance with regulations set by the Ministry of Health and other official government bodies in Kuwait in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the full support of the government of Kuwait, Ministry of Health, and the employers of the project, the Ministry of Public Works (MPW), Limak is taking the preventive actions necessary while keeping work at the site, offices, facilities, and support centres under strict control and in accordance to the directions of the Limak Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) team. Limak Project Director Richard Meredith said: "Working at a steady production rate, we are taking all the proactive and precautionary measures necessary to keep our construction site and employees safe while continuing work on T2. The shell cassette fabrication is now over 80% since the start of casting in December 2018. The terminal’s roof structure is made up of 36,964 shell cassettes in different shapes and sizes that are repeated only three times," stated Meredith. Weighing an average of 7 tonnes with a maximum of 12 tonnes each, shell cassettes are the building blocks of the airport’s roof structure. They are modular blocks that, when connected together, form the massive domes that cover and span the terminal’s entire interior space. These innovative and unique segmented dome structures will span up to 137 m. Constructed and assembled by Limak in Kuwait, the unique moulds were designed by Adapa, a Danish company specialized in mechanical innovation and computer aided mould manufacturing. The design of the complex structure was undertaken by German-based firm Werner Sobek, while the roof’s construction methodology was handled by the Robert Bird Group, a member of one of the largest Asiabased urban, industrial and infrastructure consulting firms, said Meredith. #1130.11
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Kuwait’s Deputy Minister of Public Works Ismail al-Failakawi announced in January 2020 that the new airport project will open in August 2022, according to the schedule, indicating that the second package project for the airport has been recommended for award at the lowest prices. AlFailakawi said while touring the site: “There are no obstacles facing the project, as work is currently being done in co-operation and co-ordination with the contractor, consultant and the Supreme Council for Planning to remove any obstacles, adding that the Ministry is responsible for implementing the airport project, which is one of the important development and strategic projects to achieve plans on Kuwait 2035. The project is an architectural masterpiece at the international level as it is an international icon calculated for Kuwait, because it contains complex engineering and architectural works in addition to being compatible and harmonious with the schedule. According to the project schedule, it is to be completed in 2022 at a total cost of KWD 1.312 billion and will increase the airport’s capacity to reach 25 million passengers upon completion of all stages. #1130.12
