Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday that construction can start on new Chicago O'Hare terminals.
"Today's news from the FAA gives us a clear path forward to start construction on the Terminal Area Plan which includes Satellite Concourses 1 and 2 and the O'Hare Global Terminal, the centerpieces of the capital improvement program we call O'Hare 21," said Commissioner Jamie L. Rhee of the CDA, which owns and operatesThe FAA's decision clears the way for construction to begin on the satellite concourses and related airfield work when the ground thaws this spring.
Demolition of Terminal 2, the airport's oldest passenger facility, will occur in phases. The work is scheduled to begin in 2026, with a target completion date of 2030 for construction of the O'Hare Global Terminal. Construction of a large tunnel connecting passengers, baggage and utilities between the O'Hare Global Terminal and the satellite concourses is anticipated to begin in 2024 with a construction completion date of 2030, Lightfoot's office said.
Buttigieg is in Chicago to highlight infrastructure investments and visit with O'Hare workers before touring and holding a town hall with students at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance.
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