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Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2E

Charles de Gaulle Airport, Roissy Terminal 2E Exterior.
Charles de Gaulle Airport.High-level access ramp under construction in front of nearly completed Terminal 2E.
Charles de Gaulle Airport.High-level access ramp under construction in front of nearly completed Terminal 2E.

General Information

Structural Type: Shell
Function / usage: Airport terminal building
Other name(s): Aérogare 2E
Built: 1999 - 2004
Status: partially in service

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise (95), Île-de-France, France, Europe
Part of:

Technical Information

Dimensions

number of floors (above ground) 4
number of floors (below ground) 4
corps central width 70 m
length 450 m
isthme width 70 m
length 270 m
jetée width 30 m
length 650 m

Cost

cost of construction Euro 750 000 000

Chronology

25 June 2003

The first half of the terminal is put into service with a week's delay due to security concerns.
23 May 2004, 07:00

A roughly 30 meter long section of the concrete roof collapses falling onto a boarding footway. Just as security forces were evacuating the area after having discoverd cracking in the concrete. The passage then collapses onto service vehicles below. Apparently 4 persons are killed and 3 injured in the incident. The terminal is then evacuated and a number of flights are routed to Orly.
24 May 2004

In the morning judicial and technical probes have been launched to determine the cause and responsibility of the collapse. However by the afternoon, due to the discovery of cracks in the still standing part of the structure, the building is evacuated of all rescue and technical personnel. Technical experts are to determine as quickly as possible wether the entire structure is at risk of collapse.
6 July 2004

Preliminary findings for the administrative inquiry (independent to the legal inquiry) into the cause of the collapse on May 24, 2004 are published by the government.
2004

The second half is scheduled to enter service.
15 February 2005

The report of the administrative inquiry into the collapse is published.
2006 - 2007

Possible addition of another satellite.

Participants

Initial construction (1999-2004)

Owner
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Construction
Contractor
Co-contractor
Concrete construction
Glass construction
Subcontractor
Lifting
Health & personal safety coordination

Reconstruction (2006-2008)

Owner
Client
Checking engineering
Contractor
Steel construction
Wood construction
Glass construction

Demolition (2006-2007)

Demolition contractor

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Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0009234
Created: 06/05/2003
Last Updated: 05/03/2013