HDR to Study Mobility Options at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
HDR has been selected to lead a new study of passenger mobility and develop possible solutions for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The airport, consistently named one of the best airports in North America, is exploring options for replacing its tram system to improve the experience for passengers and employees. The airport’s trams are reaching the end of their useful life, and the airport is taking the opportunity to consider how it might rethink the way users navigate their facil...
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Begins Concourse D Upgrade
As program manager, WSP provides comprehensive support for innovative modular construction plan at the world’s busiest airport. ATLANTA — WSP, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, joined airport, city and federal leaders, including U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, for the start of a long-awaited expansion of Concourse D at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. “This $1.4 billion project is one of many planned at Hartsfi...
Meridiam and Conrac Solutions Announce $299M Project to Enhance Reno-Tahoe International Airport’s Efficiency, Sustainability and Customer Experience
The development will include a Ground Transportation Center and Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility as part of the MoreRNO program RENO, Nev.-Today, Meridiam, a leading sustainable infrastructure asset manager, and Conrac Solutions (CS), the nation’s only provider of on-airport consolidated rent-a-car facilities, announced a partnership with the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) to develop a new Ground Transportation Center (GTC), including a consolidated rent-a-car facility, at Reno-Taho...
STUDY: Completing O’Hare Modernization Could Grow Economy Nearly $20 Billion and Create Almost 100K Jobs
Efforts to Scale Back Project Could Undermine Billions in Projected Long-Term Economic Benefits La Grange, IL: As the City of Chicago and partner airlines negotiate over the future of the O’Hare 21 modernization program, a new report by the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) shows that proceeding as planned would create nearly 100,000 jobs by 2033 (or almost 10,000 jobs per year) and generate more than $2 in economic return for every dollar invested. Additionally, the repo...
Woolpert Celebrates Completion of $15M Runway Extension at Indianapolis Executive Airport
MEMBERS OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, HAMILTON COUNTY COUNCIL, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND WOOLPERT ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING AND CEREMONIAL FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING ON NOV. 14 The new 7,000-foot runway will accommodate growing demand and larger aircraft as well as improve airport safety. ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — The Indianapolis Executive Airport unveiled its newly completed runway at a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday following a five-year, phased extensio...
Woolpert Implements Asset Lifecycle Management Solution at Tulsa International Airport and Tulsa Riverside Airport
Rapid Ready, a GIS solution trademarked by Woolpert that utilizes Cityworks software, is a component of Trimble’s asset lifecycle management solution supporting Part 139 operations, reporting, and facility maintenance at Tulsa’s two busiest airports. TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 26, 2023) — As a platinum partner of Cityworks, Woolpert has completed its Aviation Rapid Ready implementation of the Cityworks Asset Management System for Tulsa International Airport and Tulsa Riverside Airport. This precon...
Orlando International Airport deploys Tellabs Optical LAN for high-speed, future-proof, energy-saving gains
Orlando International Airport is one of the first airports to install 10 gigabit Passive Optical LAN for innovative high-speed, future-proof, and energy-efficient fiber-optic connectivity at its new Terminal C CARROLLTON, Texas, July 25, 2023 - Tellabs, the leading provider of Passive Optical Network (PON) solutions, announces that our Tellabs® Optical LAN solutions have been successfully installed and operationalized at Orlando International Airport’s new Terminal C. The Tellabs Optica...
Woolpert Hired to Design New Terminal at Huntingburg (Ind.) Regional Airport
The 6,000-square-foot facility incorporates sustainable design features and locally sourced materials. HUNTINGBURG, Ind. (July 20, 2023) — The Dubois County Airport Authority has contracted Woolpert to design a new 6,000-square-foot terminal at Huntingburg Regional Airport. Woolpert will provide design, structural engineering, surveying, planning, and construction administration services to address the needs of the rapidly growing general aviation airport located between Evansville, Ind., and...
Five Ways Airports Can Prepare for Hurricanes
1. Secure the airfield and surrounding areas Tie down all aircraft, causeways, support vehicles, etc., and store all lightweight materials away from windows and low points of elevation. Heavy wind or severe flooding can cause stationary objects without these securities to become free moving without control which can cause damage to infrastructure and aircraft. 2. Mitigate flooding chances Limit or prevent unnecessary water damage to structures by constructing effective drainage plans, and p...
FAA Invests Nearly $92 Million to Help Airports Reach President’s Goal of Net Zero-Emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON – Airports across the country are more sustainable thanks to funding from the Federal Aviation Administration. As part of nearly $268 million in grants, about $92 million will go to 21 airports for solar panels, electric buses, charging stations and electrification studies; investments that support good-paying jobs and their local communities. Also, as a part of this sustainability effort, the agency is providing funding to help general aviation airports safely transition to unleaded...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
