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Every project John Rowan and Partners works on throws up its own unique challenges – none more so than the £225m Luton DART scheme, due for completion next year. Insight takes a look at the innovative transport project, for which we are delivering the role of Clerk of Works…
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Luton Airport has great ambitions for growth. It already caters for more than 15 million passengers a year, flying to 150 routes around the world, with its eye on expansion despite the impact of Covid. It’s a major contributor to the UK’s economy, employing more than 10,000 direct workers and indirectly supporting another 18,000. To support its growth goals, the borough council’s airport company London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL) is investing in a major project which includes a complete redesign of the terminal building, doubling the amount of retail space and
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the areas set aside for security search, immigration and baggage reclaim, a 1,700-space short-stay multi-storey car park and the Luton DART, an innovative cable-car-style autonomous light rail system. The complex project forms part of Luton Borough Council’s £1.5 billion Luton Investment Framework which aims to transform Luton and secure long-term economic growth benefiting local business while ensuring the local community have access to high-quality employment opportunities.
