These days, cranes and construction equipment seem as ubiquitous to Orlando International Airport as passengers bearing souvenirs of Central Florida’s sun-splashed attractions. And indeed, there are a lot of both.
Already the nation’s 10th-largest airport, Orlando surpassed the milestone of 50 million passengers for the 12 months ending in October. That upward trend is among the key drivers in the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s eight-year, $4.2-billion capital expansion program—its largest construction and renovation project ever. The majority of that work is planned or underway, including the initial phases of the 2.7-million-sq-ft South Terminal Complex, which are being built concurrently under separate construction management at-risk (CMAR) contracts by Hensel Phelps and a joint venture of Turner Construction and Kiewit.