Wed March 08, 2017
Port Authority Board Approves Largest Ever $32.2B 10-Year Capital Plan
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners approved the agency's largest ever $32.2 billion 2017-2026 Capital Plan, which reflects the agency's continuing return to its core transportation mission and is expected to generate hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in overall economic activity for the region....
Mon March 06, 2017
DFW's $2.7B Renovation Project Reaches Milestone
ustomers who visit Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport will be welcomed with a refreshed travel experience in Terminal A now that all customer-facing renovation work is complete. The opening of all terminal gates marks a major milestone in DFW's $2.7 billion Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP) to renew its original terminal buildings....
Marc Cota-Robles - Mon February 27, 2017
Breaking Ground: A Look at the New LAX Concourse Worth $1.6 Billion
Los Angeles International Airport officials have unveiled renderings of a newly planned concourse whose construction is set to kick off at a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, Feb. 27. The $1.6-billion Midfield Satellite Concourse will be built just west of the existing Tom Bradley International Terminal and will serve as a complement to that facility....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 22, 2017
Crews Unearth Artifacts During Excavation for Airpark Project
The Delaware Airpark in Chiswold, Del., is in the final stages of an expansion project, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) most recently awarded a grant of approximately $4.6 million to complete the Runway 9-27 project....
Bart Jansen - USA TODAY - Fri February 10, 2017
Airport Councils Outline $100B in Projects After Trump Talks
Airport executives who met Thursday with President Trump heard support for upgrading their facilities, and airline executives heard Trump endorse the privatization of air-traffic control. But the details must still be resolved....
Mon February 06, 2017
$550 Million Expansion Airport Expansion Project
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has officially broken ground on its North Satellite Modernization Project, which it says will expand and renovate the 44-year-old facility to better serve passengers and respond to continuing growth....
Thu February 02, 2017
Region Threatens Strike Over Peru's $659M Machu Picchu Airport
Residents in Peru's southern state of Cusco have threatened protests which could affect Machu Picchu tourism over the government's delay in starting construction of the Chinchero airport. Peru's government under former President Ollanta Humala awarded the Kuntur Wasi consortium a $659 million contract in 2014 to build a new airport in the Chinchero district an hour outside Cusco, the former capital of the Inca Empire and launching point for tourists visiting the Machu Picchu ruins....
Jeff Winke - Mon January 30, 2017
Detroit Metro Airport $225M Runway Remodeling Project Continues
The $225 million runway that the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) had added in 2001 had issues from the start. Expected to last 30 years, Runway 4L/22R had issues arise a mere three years later when cracks and flaws in the concrete required maintenance to restore the smooth landing surface....
Lori Tobias - Tue January 24, 2017
Salt Lake City Airport Undergoing $2.9B Expansion
Fifty-five years ago, the Salt Lake City International Airport was built to service about 10 million passengers, but five decades later, the Delta Air Lines hub now sees more than twice that number of travelers....
Wed January 18, 2017
New Year Means Changes on Roadways, Terminals at LAX
With a new year, it's time to look ahead at what will be a busy 2017 in and near Los Angeles International Airport. After the construction moratorium ended on Jan. 4, contractors were back in full swing on a $14 billion modernization in which more than $3 million is spent each day on more than two dozen major construction projects....
