Larsen & Toubro (L&T), in consortium with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has secured a large order to design and build the Automated People Mover (APM) System for Phase 1 of Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai.

The project is being developed by Dubai Aviation City Corporation and implemented through Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects as part of the airport’s multi-phase expansion programme. Once fully developed, the airport is expected to become the world’s largest, with capacity to handle 260 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight annually.

The MHI-L&T consortium will undertake the turnkey delivery of the APM system, including design, construction, supply, testing, commissioning and operational readiness of associated infrastructure and systems. L&T’s scope includes guideways, traction substations, power distribution, signalling and telecommunications, onboard communication systems, platform screen doors and depot equipment.

The company said the project further strengthens its presence in the Middle East’s railway and transit infrastructure sector and positions it to tap into growing opportunities in next-generation mobility and sustainable transportation across the GCC region.