Construction Progress

Three construction cameras installed by Multi-Vista, a Pittsburgh-based provider, mounted on the roof of Concourses C and D and the Landside Terminal, are providing a bird’s eye view of the Terminal Modernization Program.

Watch as we prepare the site for construction of a new 700,000-square-foot terminal and multi-modal complex that includes a five-story parking garage and rental car customer service building that will improve the customer experience and modernize the airport with new tech-forward, sustainable and health-conscious facilities.

2022 Deep Foundation Construction Progress

• January 2022 – Nearly 97% of auger cast piles are complete, and almost 50 of the 131 structural caissons are finished; Work on foundation pile caps has started with about 400 cubic yards of concrete poured

• February 2022 – The drilling operation continued for a total of 109 of 130 caissons complete; 1,402 of 1,438 auger piles finished; 1,398 of 3,200 cubic yards of concrete for pile caps placed; more than 75 percent of structural steel on fabrication site.

• March 2022 – The first steel beam was placed this month, and crane lifts accomplished the installation of steel girders. Embedded plate girders were also positioned in March, and work finished on terminal caissons. Thirty-eight percent of the new terminal’s foundations are complete.

• April 2022 – Placement of concrete for pile caps and grade beams continues. Terminal bridge foundations are underway. Work on roadway modifications has started.

2021 Early Site Construction Progress

• April – Barricades and safe driving lanes on the west ramp between Concourses C and D are established; Saw-cutting concrete on the ramp for slab removal begins

• May – Removal of some 300,000-square-feet of material to prepare for the new terminal’s foundations begins

• June – Workers use an impact roller to break up large sections of concrete that will be crushed into smaller aggregate and reused to build new roadways

• July – The pile of removed concrete continues to grow, as you can see on the right-hand side in the video; Underground fuel line modifications are made for future operations

• August/September – Electrical line installations and underground utility work commence; Installation of construction trailers begins, Geotechnical boring of probe holes and test piles start for future work on new terminal foundations

• October – A celebratory groundbreaking event marks the shift from early construction site prep work to the beginning of heavy construction; watch as the large event tent goes up and comes down at the top right

• November/December – Caisson and foundation support drilling starts after test borings; Mass excavation is underway to prepare the terminal foundations; Utility line work continues; 85,000 tons of concrete has been removed and crushed for future roadways

Construction Site Still Image Gallery

During the celebratory groundbreaking employee events in October, which signified the official start of TMP construction, attendees were invited to be a part of history by signing their names and sharing thoughts for the future airport on paper tags. The tags were affixed to a rebar rod and buried on site, making all those who have played such a significant role in advancing the TMP literally part of the foundation of this massive endeavor.