Aviation Chicago O ’ Hare International Airport
Since 1999 , Kimley-Horn has provided on-call traffic and engineering services to Chicago O ’ Hare International Airport , including traffic analysis and preliminary design for terminal 6 ; traffic analysis for the eastside development ; traffic projections for the I-190 phase I engineering study ; alternative lot layouts for the commercial vehicle holding area ; surface transportation planning and traffic analysis for the Modernization Program EIS ; and a review of the parking system and proposed improvement and expansion plans . In 2009 , the firm provided airside engineering services including extending Runway 9R , and the extension of parallel , connecting , midfield , and cross-wind taxiways . Kimley-Horn was the lead consultant on the horizontal geometry for ADG-V & VI taxiways , airfield electrical design , and pavement markings and grooving , as well as the overall Quality Assurance Manager . Kimley-Horn also assisted in the preparation of surface transportation analysis for the World Gateway Program Environmental Assessment , which included analysis for the on-airport and off-airport roadways , on-airport and off-airport intersections , airport parking and terminal curbfronts for the project design year alternatives . Since 2012 , Kimley-Horn has also been providing on-call civil engineering services . Projects have included drainage improvements and wetlands removal , sanitary sewer relocation , and updating the single line diagrams for all the terms . Kimley-Horn also provided design , bidding , and construction phase support for O ’ Hare ’ s new Centralized Deicing Facility ( CDF ) and Crossfield taxiway system . The CDF can accommodate a wide combination of aircraft ranging from five wide-body aircraft or 20 narrow-body aircraft .