LaGuardia Airport is hemmed in by river and roads, so designers must push the limits of a tight site by building as tall as possible. This means a vast 120-foot-long escalator is needed to move passen..
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LaGuardia Airport is hemmed in by river and roads, so designers must push the limits of a tight site by building as tall as possible. This means a vast 120-foot-long escalator is needed to move passengers between floors. But the install hangs precariously in the balance. Below ground the team battles to prevent devastating floods, while above, they build a world-first; twin 450-foot-long pedestrian bridges that allow aircraft to pass beneath.
Episodes include…
1. Skyscraper Terminals
2. Building on Water
3. Moving Passengers and Planes
The new LaGuardia Airport will cost over 8 billion dollars, employ more than 8000 men and women, double the amount of available space for aircraft, and boost passenger capacity, while keeping the existing airport 100% operational.