Updated on July 28, 2025, at 16:02 et
The McCarthy Cos building. He has obtained a risk risk contract of $ 428 million at risk to build the new gene A and Gen B Concourses at the International Reno-Tahoe Airport in Nevada, a main component of the Morrian capital improvement program of the installation.
The Reno-Tahoe airport authority announced the prize on July 23, calling it the most significant infrastructure investment in the 96 years of airport history. The contests will replace the aging terminals B and C, which dated until 1981.
Once completed, the new facilities will replace 23 doors, add one more door and have double taxi lanes for faster change time, according to Nicolle State, public affairs manager of the Reno-Tahoe airport authority.
Daren Griffin, chairman and CEO of the airport authority, said in a statement that the project “is to serve the people of our community by providing a modern, efficient and welcoming airport experience.”
Reno – Tahoe International managed a record of 4.8 million passengers by 2024, an increase of 6% over the previous year, according to the airport authority. The projects of the Federal Aviation Administration the airport could reach about 6 million passengers per year for 2035.
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The construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026, with the openings in phase from the middle of 2018, and the complete completion provided in 2029. The demolition of the current contours will begin once the new terminals are operational, as detailed in the project planning documents. The phase approach guarantees that the operations remain uninterrupted during the construction.
McCarthy, who previously delivered the modernization of the airport’s ticket room, will provide pre -construction and construction services. Jacobs is responsible for programs, with Gensler as a design architect.
According to reports from the authority planning and construction committee, new competitions will include areas of extensive seats and increase in natural lighting. Other changes include updated bathrooms, with family and adult changing rooms, said Staten, who added that the amenities will focus on “local flavors and more than our community loves RNO.”
The project also includes a centralized utility plant (CUP) designed to support the future expansion of the terminal and reduce long -term energy consumption. The facilities are designed for a 40 -year operational life and achieve a leed or higher silver certification. The airport authority said that Clark/Sullivan Construction was granted this element of the plan.
Capital Plan and cost breakdown
The Concourse project is partly supported by a ten -year airline use and lease approved by 2022, which constituted the financial base for the Airport’s multi -phase capital capital plan.
Additional financing was achieved through a 2024 debt issuing by the airport authority, which raised approximately $ 316 million by a combination of minimum and non -alternative non -amt taxes. The income is assigned for capitalized interest, reservations and expenses related to the construction.
The authority also approved a modification of the contract of $ 12.9 million to complete 100% design drawings for the GEN B Concourse B. Design and engineering expenses now amounted to more than $ 46 million, according to the acts of the Committee’s meeting.
Mark Crosby, McCarthy’s Aviation Vice President, said in a statement that competitions “represent a generational investment in regional connectivity” and added that the company is “proud to play a key role in bringing this daring vision to life.”
The redevelopment of the concourse is one of the various projects included in the Moternal program. Other items include a land transport center and a new airport police headquarters.
*Correction: Gensler is the design architect of the new RNO competitions, not pgal as reported above. In addition, the award of the contract is $ 428 million, according to Nicolle Staten, responsible for public affairs of the Airport Airport Airport. McCarthy’s press release reported a different amount; The contractor will replace all the existing doors and increase the capacity with one.
