Tag: airport

March 7, 2023

The new facility includes a range of features focused on accessibility such as an airplane simulation room for anxious travelers, a sensory room, a quiet room, indoor and outdoor pet relief areas, a family play zone and glass boarding bridges, […]

March 3, 2023

Nearly 100 U.S. airports’ capital construction programs are getting a boost of almost $1 billion in the fiscal year 2023 round of grants from a new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act program targeted at improvements to airport terminals. In all, […]

July 22, 2022

More than $133 million is headed for airports in the southeast, as part of almost $1 billion earmarked by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program. Nine airports from Florida to North Carolina will benefit from […]

April 15, 2022

About a month after winning a nearly $6-million general works package as part of a $1.4-billion modernization at Pittsburgh International Airport in December 2021, Waller Corp. mobilized staff, including a superintendent, safety manager and seven laborers to start. The Washington, […]

December 14, 2021

The new terminal will feature 23 new gates and will include retail, dining, an indoor green space and other offerings, according to the release. It will also use renewable energy technologies such as solar hot water and aircraft de-icing and […]

October 19, 2021

The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLCIA) Terminal Redevelopment is a $4.1-billion investment that replaced the city’s old airport with a LEED Gold certified and operationally improved facility. As the newest hub airport built in the U.S., this project built […]

October 6, 2020

The House has approved a bill that aims to encourage airport incentive payments to contractors to expedite runway upgrades and other infrastructure. Under the legislation, which the House passed on Oct. 1, incentive payments of up to $1 million would […]

May 14, 2020

The coronavirus aside, the airport authority’s plan is to tear down an old U.S. Airways terminal and replace it with an updated one that will include ticketing, boarding, security, a new international arrival area and parking. The actual cost of […]

February 27, 2020

In previous statements, Day put the majority of the blame for delays and rising costs on Great Hall Partners. Airport officials did not respond to Construction Dive’s request for comments. The trouble between Great Hall and the airport heated up […]

February 17, 2020

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has given the go-ahead for the next phase of JFK International Airport’s multifaceted $13-billion makeover—a $3.8-billion expansion of Terminal 4. Designed to consolidate Delta Airlines operations into a single terminal, the […]

November 13, 2019

After seven years of design and planning work, the new North Terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has opened. The 35-gate, $1 billion terminal’s architectural form is an homage to the gentle curves of the Mississippi River and […]

October 28, 2019

The AirTrain project at LaGuardia, which is still undergoing an environmental review, will use the design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) delivery method. The authority has not yet awarded the construction contract for the project. The new AirTrain at LIA could also be delivered […]

July 30, 2019

A multimodal transportation center envisioned in San Diego could provide the biggest public-private partnership (P3) potential in California. Officials are looking to redevelop a 72-acre Navy site into a hub that will connect transit lines to the airport. “This is […]

June 20, 2019

In February, the airport said that questions around the compressive strength of the concrete in the Jeppesen Terminal would likely be resolved by April, but that date has come and gone without a definitive answer. An independent consultant hired by […]

June 6, 2019

In a December report, joint venture contractor Great Hall Partners said they had come across concrete that was weaker than what the airport specified when they entered into an agreement for the terminal renovation. Of particular concern are areas where […]

February 26, 2019

The design concept for the Terminal Modernization Program at Pittsburgh International Airport was unveiled on February 20 at a State of the Airport event and approved by the Allegheny County Airport Authority Board. The new terminal, designed by a joint […]

February 21, 2019

The Denver City Council inked a $1.8 billion deal with Great Hall Partners in August 2017 for the airport renovation, which also includes a 34-year concession management contract. This is the first major public-private partnership for a city-owned property in […]

September 13, 2018

As airport authorities develop capital programs to expand and modernize their facilities, they’re also faced with how to pay for these initiatives. The Federal Aviation Administration provides money for some infrastructure improvements, but not on the scale of the hundreds […]

May 7, 2018

Given the cost to construct some recent airport terminals, transportation and runway projects, $70 billion is not unrealistic, particularly since that figure is spread out among 50 airports. Chicago officials are finalizing plans for an $8.5 billion expansion at O’Hare […]