With a fast-growing transit network and biomedical industry and an aging terminal bursting at the seams, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is hurrying to fulfill a $3-billion capital improvement plan through 2023; it includes an on-airport intermodal center, a $1.8-billion south terminal, a 2,400-space garage and improvements to the existing north terminal.
“This is the third time we’ve tried to build a south terminal,” says Stan Thornton, chief operating officer for the aviation authority, citing 9/11 and the 2008 recession as the factors that thwarted the first two attempts.