NBC4i
Aaron Burd
28 June 2024
Construction on the $2 billion John Glenn International Airport terminal is moving forward, with funding for multiple million-dollar contracts being approved ahead of an early 2025 groundbreaking.
The board of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority voted Tuesday to approve multiple pieces of funding related to its terminal. Among them were a $51 million contract for an aircraft apron and taxi lanes and $150 million more for the construction manager Hensel Phelps, after $250 million was approved in January.
As the board prepares to replace a terminal that dates to the 1950s, it approved funds for the creation of an aircraft apron and taxi lanes. The project will help with the integration of the 36-gate terminal, the chief planning and engineering officer told the board.
The authority tabbed Zanesville-based Shelly and Sands for the project, approving a contract worth $51.8 million for its construction. Originally falling under Hensel Phelps’ scope, the FAA requested the work be bid to a different firm.
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