{"id":410540,"date":"2026-08-19T05:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410540\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T05:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T05:36:09","slug":"7-construction-updates-from-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-grapevine-colleyville-southlake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/410540\/","title":{"rendered":"7 construction updates from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport | Grapevine &#8211; Colleyville &#8211; Southlake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board approved construction projects on Terminals A, C, D, E and F and road work near the Rental Car Center during the Aug. 6 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwairport.com\/construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">projects<\/a> are part of the DFW Forward capital plan, according to the airport website.<\/p>\n<p>Terminal A<\/p>\n<p>A reimbursement agreement with American Airlines was approved for $6.5 million for construction of the Terminal A pier ramp space, part of the Central Terminal Area <a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.ctfassets.net\/m2p70vmwc019\/7pjND7l8R7sJobptfhav0E\/77a0950c8b879854acd0c57586dd2aba\/Final_EA_and_FONSI-ROD_for_DFW_CTA_Expansion_Project_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">expansion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to board documents, the work will include interior reconstruction for offices, ramp-level restrooms, a breakroom and renumbering the north part of Terminal as the north Skylink station.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tdlr.texas.gov\/TABS\/Projects\/TABS2025016385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">filing<\/a> with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shows the project will encompass 51,000 square feet and has an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Terminal C<\/p>\n<p>More than $940 million was approved on two projects within Terminal C.<\/p>\n<p>Work on Terminal C by <a href=\"https:\/\/suffolk.com\/news\/suffolk-awarded-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-terminal-c-renovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Suffolk-3i<\/a>, a joint venture between Suffolk Construction and 3i Contracting, will be extended by 975 calendar days to Dec. 31, 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Phase 1 of the Terminal C is complete and this contract for $832.2 million covers the remaining scope of the renovation, according to board documents.<\/p>\n<p>The contractor will handle the demolition of the top two levels, followed by the construction of a new structure that will include steel, building envelope, curtain walls and main HVAC systems. In addition, <a href=\"http:\/\/communityimpact.com\/www.aa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">American Airlines<\/a> will concurrently perform the interior finish-out for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, security, data, technology and other terminal operations support.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there will be the installation of the south Skylink Station canopy at the new baggage-handling system and the DFW Art Program&#8217;s structure support systems and lighting.<\/p>\n<p>That contract is for $91.7 million, according to board documents.<\/p>\n<p>Terminals D and E<\/p>\n<p>Vanderlande Industries, Inc., from Marietta, Georgia, will provide operations and maintenance service for Terminal E and a baggage handling control room operation for Terminal D.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-year contract has a start date of October and is for an amount not to exceed $66.8 million, according to board <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.dfwairport.com\/board\/doc.php?docid=148858&amp;date=Aug%206,%202026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Terminal F<\/p>\n<p>A nearly $300 million reimbursement agreement was approved with American Airlines for the Terminal F baggage handling system for the newest terminal that is set to open in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Worth-based airline procured the equipment to support the inbound, outbound and early bag storage system. A supplemental funding request for the connection to the Terminal F head house and connecting building will be coming at a later date, according to the board documents.<\/p>\n<p>Phase 2 of the ticketing, processing, garage and roadways was approved for $73.5 million, which has a 487 calendar-day term with Uplift Partners of Richardson. That total includes $6.6 million for change orders on an as-needed basis.<\/p>\n<p>This contract is for the design and construction of the infrastructure that will be located in the median of International Parkway for customer ticketing, processing, baggage drop-off and baggage claim areas, according to board documents.<\/p>\n<p>The parking garage will feature 5,200 spaces with a dedicated pedestrian bridge connecting to the security checkpoint and gates.<\/p>\n<p>According to board documents, customers will initially use Terminal D for these services until the new facility is completed.<\/p>\n<p>Rental Car Center<\/p>\n<p>A more than $9 million contract was awarded to Archer Western Construction LLC of Irving for Rental Car Center bus roads and bridge rehabilitation. The project has a 455 calendar-day term with an estimated completion in late October 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The roadways and bridges around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwairport.com\/explore\/transportation\/rentalcars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rental Car Center<\/a> were constructed in 2000. The work will include phased work for concrete pavement, bridges, stormwater drains, retaining walls and related infrastructure, according to board documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board approved construction projects on Terminals A, C, D, E and F&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":410541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[65906,5721,116,118,117,143395,143394,143392,143393],"class_list":["post-410540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-archer-western-construction","tag-dfw-airport","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-rental-car-center","tag-suffolk-3i","tag-uplift-partners","tag-vanderlande-industries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=410540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/410540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/410541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=410540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=410540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=410540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}