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Officials at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport launched the second phase of a multi-billion dollar construction project aimed at modernizing and expanding the facility on Tuesday.
The $1.5 billion phase will focus on improving signage and increasing spaciousness in common passenger areas at Terminal 1 and 3, CEO Deborah Flint told reporters at a news conference Tuesday.
“This particular program is about reliability,” she said. “It’s about digital enablement and capacity at Pearson, providing more space, ease, fluid movement for passengers, journeys that are traveling outbound, as well as those that are journeying inbound.”
The first phase of the project, which cost $3 billion, was launched in May and focused on airside and baggage systems. The second phase comes after Toronto hosted the FIFA World Cup 2026 — something Flint said brought more than 150,000 passengers through the airport per day.
The $1.5 billion phase will focus on improving signage and increasing spaciousness in common passenger areas at Terminal 1 and 3, CEO Deborah Flint told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. (Carlos Osorio/CBC)
Two Ontario companies will be planning and constructing the changes, which include investments in gates and passenger processing areas, as well as customs and immigration facilities, Pearson airport said in a news release Tuesday.
The second phase will also seek to refresh lounges, expand in-terminal charging stations, improve baggage processing and modernizing check-in procedures and advanced security screening.
According to the release, the construction will be delivered in stages to ensure the airport continues to minimize disruptions.