Skanska renovates and expands Tampa International Airport in Florida

Skanska renovates and expands Tampa International Airport in Florida

Jun 30, 2015  | Civil engineering 

Skanska renovates and expands Tampa International Airport in Florida
(Photo by: Skanska)

Skanska has signed a supplemental contract to renovate and expand the Tampa International Airport (TPA) Main Terminal building in Tampa, Florida.

The contract is worth $60 million, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the second quarter of 2015. When completed, the project will add 5,000 square meters to the terminal’s third-floor transfer level, with nearly 1,400 square meters of indoor public seating and large outdoor terraces.

In late 2011, Tampa International Airport officials began the process of updating the Master Plan for the airport’s 3,300-acre campus. The final plan, approved in 2013, outlines three phases of expansion to accommodate 35 million passengers each year, more than double the current number of annual passengers. It allows a “build as demand dictates” approach to growth, with phases based on passenger volume. 

The first phase takes care of immediate needs to decongest the curbsides, roads and Main Terminal. It includes a 2.6 million-square-foot consolidated rental center near the entrance to the airport, a 1.4-mile automated people mover and an expansion of the Main Terminal. The $953 million project is expected to create or save nearly 9,000 construction-related jobs.

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