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Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport will expand to add five gates, retail and concession areas and updated architecture. The $25 million project is expected to be funded by a federal grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will be completed in early 2024.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport plans to invest more than $4.6 billion over the next five years for improvement projects. Most immediately, the Port of Seattle Commission has authorized $250 million to redesign the airport’s south concourse and its partnership with Alaska Airlines on the SEA Gateway Project, which will modernize ticketing, security and baggage claim areas.
A new concourse forms part of a master plan spanning 20 years for Charleston International Airport in South Carolina, according to Charleston County Aviation Authority. The plan will be implemented in two phases, adding 11 gates in all as well as a 7,000-car garage.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is planning $332.5 million in upgrades that include a new baggage handling system, a direct connection between concourses and improvements to gate areas.
Houston’s half-a-century old George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is getting a much-needed makeover soon. City officials—and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttieg—came together this week to celebrate the announcement of a $40 million federal grant to modernize an aging IAH, which first saw flights take-off in 1969.
Houston City Council gave the final approval on concessions contracts for the new international terminal under construction at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The two 10-year agreements are expected to create at least 390 jobs across 26 concession locations, according to the Houston Airport System.