{"id":151146,"date":"2019-11-10T19:22:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T18:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/business\/projects\/heathrow-post-t5-transfer-baggage-tunnel-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:08:08","slug":"heathrow-post-t5-transfer-baggage-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-us\/business\/projects\/heathrow-post-t5-transfer-baggage-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathrow Post T5 Transfer Baggage Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"    <m-hero type=\"detail\">\n            <c-breadcrumb label-text=\"Breadcrumb\" slot=\"breadcrumbs\" type='1' align='left left' wrap='wrapped wrapped' aria-label='You came from Projects'>\n                        <ol>\n\n                                                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-us\/\" title=\"Ferrovial\">Ferrovial<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        <li><a 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                    <\/ul>\n                                <\/article>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/m-hero>\n\n    \n\n    <m-project-detail pathfront=\"1\" pathback=\"2\" paginationseparator=\"of\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dots\" slot=\"bg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/wp-content\/themes\/global\/front\/dist\/static\/img\/dots.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\n                        <c-icon slot=\"location\" icon=\"location\">\n                <\/c-icon>\n                <p slot=\"location\">\n                    London, United Kingdom                <\/p>\n                                <ul slot=\"cypher\">\n                    \n                            <li>\n                                                                    <p><\/p>\n                                                                <div><div>2008-2012<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>Dates<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                            \n                            <li>\n                                                                    <p><\/p>\n                                                                <div><span >2.1 <\/span><div>km<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>Baggage tunnel<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                            \n                            <li>\n                                                                    <p><\/p>\n                                                                <div><span >3000 <\/span><div>\/h<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>Bags capacity<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                <c-icon slot=\"carouselIcon\" icon=\"airports\">\n                <\/c-icon>\n                    <\/m-project-detail>\n    \n\n\n<m-wysiwig class=\"wp-block-components-wysiwyg\"><div slot=\"maincontent\">    <p class=\"intro\">The Heathrow Post T5 Transfer Baggage Tunnel is a network of underground baggage tunnels and a major part of the Heathrow Connectivity Programme. The project included an automated baggage transfer system and buildings, with capacity to manage 3,000 bags per hour between Terminals 5C, 3 and 1. The tunnels operate a Destination Coded Vehicles track system, comprising 960 carts capable of transporting luggage at speeds of up to 32km\/h.<\/p>\n    \n\n\n<p>We constructed a 2.1km tunnel connecting the baggage\ntransfer facility at the new Terminal 5C with the existing Terminals 1 and 3.\nWe were the Complex Building Integrator for the construction and\nmulti-disciplinary fit-out. The scope of works, split across four different\ncontracts, comprised enabling works, design and construction of all the civil\nworks including the new tunnel, three shafts, the Western Interface Building\nand one new stand, M&amp;E fit-out, installation and commissioning of the\nBuilding Controls System and integration of the track system for the\nDestination Coded Vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Interface Building (WIB), linking the new\ntransfer baggage system to Terminal 3 and the T3 Integrated Baggage System, has\na footprint of 6,800m\u00b2 across three stories. Construction scope included piled\nfoundations, structural steel frame, cladding, roofing, M&amp;E and fit-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health and safety was our primary concern,\nparticularly as the tunnels and shafts were constructed around highly sensitive\nareas of the airport, including the Heathrow fuel farm. This has been one of\nthe great achievements of the project, achieving two million RIDDOR-free hours\nworked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We consistently achieved the milestone dates ahead of\nprogramme while minimising disruption at the airport and maintaining costs\nwithin the client\u2019s budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Added Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being deemed 2009&#8217;s number one risk to Heathrow\u2019s operations, the tunnel was completed with zero impact on the airport operations and \u00a312m under the original budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We worked closely with HAL and our supply chain to develop a Scheme Design, developing an innovative fit-out solution that enhanced safety and produced significant cost and time savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We used Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) techniques to help us develop a modular system that enabled elements of the installation to be prefabricated outside the tunnel. 200 modules were assembled offsite and installed in the tunnel, achieving a 25% reduction in programme and associated costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two million RIDDOR-free hours &#8211; recognised as the safest-ever tunnelling project by the HSE and received public recognition from BAA for excellent Health &amp; Safety Performance The tunnel safely crossed assets including 185 separate services, nine buildings, five taxiways, 11 stands, the Piccadilly and Heathrow Express rail lines, and the main road leading to the airport.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n    <m-cyphers-basic>\n                        <ul slot=\"cyphers\">\n                                                <li>\n                                                                        <p class=\"pre\">\n                                            Underground                                         <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"number\">\n                                            3                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"post\">\n                                            shafts at T1, T3 and T5C                                        <\/p>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                                                        <p class=\"pre\">\n                                            Three storey                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"number\">\n                                            6800                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"post\">\n                                             m\u00b2 WIB at T3                                        <\/p>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                                                        <p class=\"pre\">\n                                            Pavement QA                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"number\">\n                                            350 m\u00b3                                        <\/p>\n                                                                                <p class=\"post\">\n                                             m\u00b2 in construction                                        <\/p>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                    <\/m-cyphers-basic>\n\n    \n\n    <m-projects-distributor2 :translations='{\n        &quot;prev&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,\n        &quot;next&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,\n        &quot;paginationseparator&quot;:&quot;of&quot;\n    }'>\n                        <h2 slot=\"title\">\n                Related projects                <\/h2>\n                        <a slot='button' title='See more projects' href='https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/business-lines\/projects\/'>\n            See more projects        <\/a>\n\n            <\/m-projects-distributor2>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":98805,"menu_order":0,"template":"","nivel-1":[5479,5480],"nivel-2":[],"nivel-3":[],"nivel-4":[],"nivel-5":[7729],"class_list":["post-151146","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nivel-1-airports-en-us","nivel-1-construction-en-us","nivel-5-ferrovial-construction-en-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Heathrow Post T5 Transfer Baggage Tunnel - Ferrovial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Welcome to the Ferrovial&#039;s website, global operator of sustainable infrastructure. 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