Virt
ual
R
a
mp T
ow
er
Design Aut
horiz
a
tion
Item No.
8g_supp
Meeting
Date: F
ebruary
11, 2025
2
Pr
oject Purpose /
Scope
Purpose:
Build a Virtual Ramp T
ower
(VRT) t
o cr
eate a
sin
gle
loca
tion
with clear visibility
for
the r
amp contr
ollers
and
integr
ate
w
ith e
xisting softw
are to incr
ease bo
th
op
er
ational
efficiency and
safe
ty
.
Scope:
•
Ins
tall and
commission c
ame
r
a arr
ay
s and
associated
equipme
nt
;
•
E
qu
ipment
r
oom buil
d
out f
or each camer
a arra
y;
•
Supplementa
l
cam
eras; and
•
Contr
ol r
oom office space build-out.
3
SE
A Ra
m
p
T
o
wer Backg
r
ou
n
d
Ramp Tower
FAA Tower
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
Runwa
ys & T
axiwa
ys
Ramps &
Aprons,
Gates
, Pushba
cks
4
Virtu
al
T
ow
er
Virtual T
o
w
er Control
Room
Arr
ay
(IAH)
Benef
it
s
Allo
ws
f
or single
Ra
mp
T
ow
er Contr
ol R
oo
m
–
Mor
e
e
fficien
t
and lower
oper
ating
cos
t
•
Concour
s
e
C Expansion cr
eat
e
s
a spli
t
o
p
era
ti
o
n to
maint
ain visibili
t
y
Bet
ter visib
ility
t
h
ro
u
gh came
r
as
–
Unobs
t
r
u
cted
view
s
–
Thermal vie
ws f
or low visib
ility
Softwar
e in
tegr
a
t
ion
impr
ov
es saf
e
t
y and ef
f
i
c
i
en
cy
–
Opportunity f
or mor
e ef
ficient
ram
p
oper
a
tions
–
E
f
f
i
c
ien
t r
a
mp
opera
tions al
lows f
or l
e
ss ca
r
b
on emission and noise
5
Pr
oje
ct L
oca
tio
n
6
Fix
e
d Camera
Camera
A
rr
ay
s
Current
R
amp T
ower Location
Pr
oje
ct S
c
hed
ule
7
Schedule:
•
Design s
t
art: Q2 20
25
•
Cons
t
ruction
Commission Authoriz
ation
R
eq
ues
t: Q2 2026
•
Major Construction st
art: Q3 20
26
•
Final asset in-use: Q
4 202
8
Pr
oje
ct C
os
t
8
T
otal Project
This R
equest
Cost Br
eak
d
own
$5,820,00
0
$4,600,00
0
Design Phase
$23,280,0
00
$10,400,0
00*
Construction Pha
se
$29,100,0
00
$15,000,0
00
T
otal Pr
o
ject
*Saab (equipment manufa
ctur
er)
c
osts f
or e
qu
ipment and support
Cone
o
f
Cer
t
aint
y
9
QUES
TIONS
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