Nashville Airport has $ 247 million extension D

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Nashville International Airport has unveiled his wide place dThe first major project completed under its $ 3 billion New Horizon development plan, according to a statement from the airport. The total The cost of construction was $ 247 millionto the Nashville Business Journal.

Hensel Phelps, based in Greey, based in Denver, formed the project design design team. The construction involved 715 total workers, 79% of whom were premises, according to the statement. Hensel Phelps also built The original project Concourse D and Terminal Wings.

The Concourment extension of 161,854 square feet was opened to the public on July 8 with five new doors for a total of 11, a mobile walkway and eight points of sale and retail sale, according to the launch. It also includes three pieces of public art and the first outdoor terrace of the airport, which offers views of passengers at the airport and in the center of Nashville.

By 2022 the airport began the Design phase for New HorizonIts second major expansion, to meet the growing demand for passengers driven by the unprecedented growth of Nashville, according to the project’s website.

New Horizon’s extension and other projects are essential to allowing the airport to support a 40 million passengers projected, said Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of Metropolitan Nashville Authort, in the statement.

“ The completion of the extension of the concourse D, the time and the budget, not only marks an important milestone for the New Horizon program, but also provides us with the space and resources needed to direct our attention to the upcoming projects, such as the demolition and reconstruction of Concerse A, the creation of a central ramp and the improvement of the terminal roads, ” said Kreulen.

New Horizon’s other work is scheduled to wrap in 2029.