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BOMBARDIER, PARSONS secures airport development deal
Publish Date : 11-May-2015
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) in the US has granted Parsons Construction and Bombardier Transportation an agreement to overhaul the airport transit system automated people mover at O'Hare International Airport.
Bombardier's offer in the agreement is $180m, and incorporates the supply of 36 Innovia APM 256 rubber tyred vehicles, communications based train control (CBTC) framework for driverless operation, and onboard communications. The vehicles and programmed train control framework will give a focused arrangement and limit increment for Chicago airplane terminal travel overhaul.
Bombardier Transportation Systems Division president Pierre Attendu: "With our proven Innovia APM 256 vehicles and Cityflo 650 CBTC technology, Bombardier offers a competitive, fully integrated system to O'Hare International Airport that will increase capacity and provide reliable transportation for passengers.
"We are confident that our vast experience in delivering brown-field system upgrades and asset replacements makes us the right partner to deliver this challenging project."
