On Plan and on schedule

"One of the things I’m most proud of is how we’ve been able to achieve this expansion while minimizing disruptions to the traveling public and to the airlines that service the airport,” says Don Wright, Bechtel project manager for Terminal 3. “The planning and scheduling effort is a very important part of what we do, because many of the project elements are interrelated. And in order to meet the operating needs of the airport, we have to carefully orchestrate and integrate each piece into an overall program schedule.”

Bechtel’s ability to stay on schedule without disrupting airport operations is one of the main reasons for its long-term relationship with Clark County’s Department of Aviation, which owns and operates McCarran.

“The unique thing about airports is that we have to operate while we build, and that’s a real challenge,” says Walker. “During the long-term relationship we’ve had with Bechtel, we’ve been able to manage the complexity by developing policies that are a blend of Bechtel’s policies and McCarran’s policies. It works very, very well.”