{"id":32805,"date":"2025-10-17T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-wraps-on-1-7b-pittsburgh-airport-overhaul\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:01:07","slug":"construction-wraps-on-1-7b-pittsburgh-airport-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/construction-wraps-on-1-7b-pittsburgh-airport-overhaul\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction wraps on $1.7B Pittsburgh airport overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1760715566\/news\/text_to_speech\/construction-pittsburgh-airport-overhaul_vyuc5n.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Passengers walking into Pittsburgh International Airport will soon step through a new terminal on their way to catch a flight.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A joint venture of Pittsburgh-based PJ Dick, Hunt Construction Group of Indianapolis and New York City\u2019s Turner Construction has reached substantial completion on the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/8nq5pzjnw44jpc9iuf3uc\/ACsLOazBl3d18noiKACF9Po\/Fact%20Sheet?e=1&amp;preview=Transformed+PIT+Fact+Sheet.pdf&amp;rlkey=c20tw08j07z6m91ooy6d4xaq3&amp;subfolder_nav_tracking=1&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$1.7 billion Terminal Modernization program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> at Pittsburgh International Airport, according to a news release shared with Construction Dive. The milestone closes out one of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/pittsburgh-airport-key-milestone-opening\/739179\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>nation\u2019s largest airport construction efforts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, following February\u2019s 80% completion mark.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project replaces outdated facilities with a new 811,000-square-foot terminal and a 1.1 million-square-foot parking structure, according to the project fact sheet. Together, they consolidate airline operations and public spaces under one roof, adding nearly four miles of new roadway and a 1,300-foot dual-level bridge that links the new terminal directly to the airside complex.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dallas-based Jacobs served as program manager, according to airport officials.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The project, which broke ground in 2021, relied on no local tax dollars and 90% of materials and labor used came from within the region, according to the project fact sheet.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The PJ Dick, Hunt and Turner team also built nearly 27 lane-miles of new and upgraded roadway, including access roads and main terminal bridges. The crew installed 8 million pounds of structural steel for the terminal bridge and laid 17,000 feet of drainage piping beneath the site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A photo shows passengers walking through the upper and lower levels of an airport terminal.\" data-imagemodel=\"187983\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/AgRCvJ_8NBN5C_AynSY6v_gvNGv2-1YYGiH5g8NWooU\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9QaXR0QWlycG9ydEludGVyaW9yLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>An interior view of Pittsburgh International Airport\u2019s tree-like steel columns and constellation lights that emulate the night sky.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Pittsburgh International Airport<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Inside, workers fitted tree-like steel columns and assembled 4,000 constellation lights that emulate the night sky.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The airport paired the construction push with its <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blueskypit.com\/a-new-era-pittsburgh-cuts-the-ribbon-for-pits-new-terminal\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>PIT2Work apprenticeship program<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, which connected local students to on-the-job training in the building trades. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato called the initiative \u201can economic jet engine\u201d that built both a terminal and a skilled workforce for the region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The modernization also prioritizes sustainability and resilience, according to the fact sheet. The project is tracking toward LEED Gold certification, while the airport\u2019s independent solar- and natural gas-powered microgrid provides on site generation for the entire campus.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The milestone in Pittsburgh follows a series of billion-dollar terminal projects across the country. In recent months, Turner and FlatironDragados opened the first phase of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-flatirondragados-phase-1-san-diego-airport-terminal\/760902\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>San Diego International Airport\u2019s $3 billion Terminal 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. In Chicago, a joint venture of AECOM Hunt, Clayco and Bowa broke ground in August on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/ohare-terminal-d-construction-start-aecom\/758040\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>O\u2019Hare International Airport\u2019s $1.3 billion Terminal D<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other projects include the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/turner-airport-construction-memphis\/758294\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$700 million modernization project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> at Memphis International Airport in Tennessee and the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/charlotte-airport-terminal-lobby-expansion\/802008\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$608 million terminal lobby expansion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Charlotte.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe building itself, if you look at it now, I think is actually inspirational,\u201d said Christina Cassotis, CEO of the Pittsburgh International Airport, in the release. \u201cBeing in this space feels good, and that\u2019s a pretty big statement for an airport today.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-pittsburgh-airport-overhaul\/803086\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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