Meeting E-commerce Demand Through Airport Cargo Facility Expansion
Airport Improvement Interviews Kimley-Horn’s Pearse Melvin About FedEx Expansion at ONT International Airport
Throughout the course of 2020, amid the disruption and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers came to rely on online shopping for a range of goods. The nation’s leader in cargo shipping, FedEx Express, responded to the e-commerce upsurge by expanding its facility at Ontario (CA) International Airport. Kimley-Horn’s Pearse Melvin discussed this multi-layered project in a recent interview with Airport Improvement Magazine.
Under the guidance of Kimley-Horn as civil engineer and The Walsh Group as construction contractor, the upgrade of the FedEx Express cargo shipping project featured improvements in:
- Main truck and feeder ramps
- Truck and trailer parking stalls
- Expanded employee parking
- Remote and static rack ground support equipment
- Multiple offsite improvements
One of the main challenges during this extensive build-out was completing the project while maintaining the daily operations of an already-busy shipping giant.
Read the article to learn about the challenges and opportunities presented by this landmark cargo shipping project.
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