Work on Salt Lake City’s new airport ready for takeoff
Travel » A $1.8 billion terminal, capable of handling up to 24 million passengers a year, will open in 2022.

After two decades of planning, Salt Lake City will begin today building the airport of tomorrow.

The $1.8 billion project will boast a brand-new terminal and, officials say, transform Salt Lake City International into one of the nation’s most efficient airports.

Fast facts about the airport makeover

Price tag » $1.8 billion

Funding » passenger user fees, car-rental fees and federal grants

Capacity » Up to 30 million passengers a year

One of the construction tricks will be keeping the existing airport running — with all those jets landing and taking off and millions of passengers arriving and departing — while a new airport takes shape around it.

"The logistics of operating an airport while building a new one around it will be a challenge," acknowledged Maureen Riley, executive director of Salt Lake City’s Department of Airports. "It’s staggeringly complex."
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