The federal government is making its first major foray into funding airport terminal improvement projects, announcing nearly $1 billion in grants awarded to 85 airports across the nation.
A $1.4-billion modernization at Pittsburgh International Airport is currently on target to meet its hiring goal for minority and women-owned business enterprise participation.
With an unprecedented amount of federal aid anticipated for highway, bridge and transit projects, the transportation industry is also starting to move further toward progressive design-build.
John F. Kennedy International Airport’s multibillion-dollar redevelopment program is underway with the recent groundbreaking of the pared-down $1.5 billion Terminal 4 expansion and renovation project.
One year into phase 2 of its $4.1-billion, multifaceted makeover, Salt Lake City International Airport recently marked the topping out of Concourse A-East.
This $12.25-million passenger terminal replaces an antiquated 1948 structure. Completed in April 2021, the project required crews to work in an active airport, rerouting roads leading into the complex, relocating utilities and making other improvements.
An expansion of the Sky Train maintenance and storage facility at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix supports the new line that connects Terminal 3 to the Rental Car Center.
The $344-million, five-story connection between Terminals 1 and 2 provides nearly 240,000 sq ft for ticket counters, baggage carousels, a bus gate and an additional screening checkpoint as well as a vertical circulation core that will connect with LAX’s future automated people mover.