Millions in infrastructure dollars for Georgia airports will likely mean construction boom at Hartsfield-Jackson
An infusion of more than $600 million in federal infrastructure spending on Georgia airports will likely mean more upgrades and expansion projects at Hartsfield-Jackson.
Emil Moffatt / WABE
Work continued Wednesday on a project to expand the North Terminal at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. By the end of 2023, what is now a dusty, noisy construction site will be an expanded terminal featuring five new gates.
And with more than $600 million included for Georgia airports in the federal infrastructure bill, construction at the airport is likely to become commonplace.
“That money will be used not only for upgrading the airport, as you see here, we’re also expanding the airport,” said airport general manager Balram Bheodari. As he spoke at the construction site, he also noted that projects are currently underway to widen Concourse D and to modernize Concourse C. Work is also ongoing to upgrade parking and cargo areas.
Flanked by dozens of workers in hard hats, Bheodari and Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff toured the North Terminal site Wednesday and then addressed the media. Ossoff says federal spending on airport upgrades will mean more construction jobs, and the ability to move even more goods in and out of the state.
“Between this airport, the port of Savannah, Georgia is the premier logistics hub in our country and one of the most important logistics hubs in the world,” said Ossoff.
The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the U.S Senate earlier this month, the U.S. House this week moved a step closer to giving it the green light as well.
“This was Democrats and Republicans under President Biden’s leadership coming together to get something done for the country, bigger than political party,” said Ossoff.
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