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Construction work was officially taken off on Monday at O’Hare International Airport $ 1.3 billion New DE Terminal D projectsAccording to a statement from the 18th of August of the office of the Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson.
A joint company composed by Aecom Hunt Clayco Bowa is responsible for the at -risk construction of the project, which will be the first major enclosure built at the airport in more than 30 years. It is part of a wider effort to establish order to manage growth in the coming years.
“When breaking -we are making a critical first step to improve how the airport welcomes and serves more than 80 million passengers each year,” said Michael McMurray, Commissioner for the Chicago Aviation Department, in the statement. He was one of the officials who joined the mayor and other aviation leaders to mark the beginning of the construction.
The New York Skidmore Architecture and Design Firm, Owings & Merrill Terminal designed dWith the assistance of Ross Barney Architects and JGMA from Chicago and based in London, on the project’s website. The structural design of the Concour Tree, inspired by the Apple Orchard, which was once in the area, opens the building for an easy and overwhelming vision.

The representation of the South End is overlooked at Concourse D.
Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Concourse D will include 19 new doors designed for narrow body aircraft, with the flexibility of adapting 18 of these doors to nine larger ports that can house large body planes, according to the launch. The planned facilities include more than 20,000 square feet of living room, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and a 450 -foot playground.
The project also involves approximately $ 300 million in improvements related to infrastructure, such as a new central refrigeration facility located in the center of the airport, along with the pavement and useful work to support the next concourse and, according to the statement.

Representation of the new contests of O’Hare D and E.
Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Terminal D is the first of two new satellite competitions provided for in the Order the following modernization effortA series of improvement projects that include:
- Replacement of terminal 2 with the o’H’Hare Global Terminal.
- Building the Concourse of 24 Portes E.
- Build a new underground tunnel to connect the extensive facilities.
The project is expected to believe more than 3,800 construction jobs, according to the launch. The vertical construction will begin in the spring of 2026 and the work is expected to end in 2028.
