Portland International Airport has received the green light for a US$84 million upgrade for improvements from the Port of Portland in Oregon, Portland. The upgrade will be carried out by Skanska Hoffman Construction Company, a joint venture of Skanska. The upgrade includes work on the Terminal Core Expansion project, comprising mechanical, structural, and electrical work and enclosure. Construction is scheduled for completion by 2025. With annual travelers expected to increase 33 million in the next 25 years, the Terminal Core Redevelopment project is an important expansion that ensures Portland International Airport will be able to serve the community well into the future.
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The airport’s goals with the design of the new terminal include a focus on health, wellbeing, and safety for all travelers and visitors. According to officials, the new terminal’s nature-infused interiors, expanded spaces give PDX the flexibility to adapt to new technologies and earthquake-resilient structure that will welcome the growing number of passengers expected in the coming decades. “We’re taking the airport that has served the region well for the past 80 years and updating and upgrading it. While the area will look and feel different, we are keeping the heart and soul of the airport that Portlanders know and love that will be easy to navigate; bright, open spaces; and local shops and restaurants. It will still feel like home.” said Vince Granato, the chief projects officer.
With forests covering nearly half the state of Oregon, the Cascades stretching north and south, and a sweeping coastline, nature is everywhere. The architects are bringing elements of the great outdoors to Portland International Airport in this upgrade through features such as the regionally and sustainably sourced wooden roof with skylights that will stretch across the expanded lobby and ticket areas.
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