An updated timeline has been revealed for the massive expansion of O’Hare International Airport as the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) begins funding efforts. Announced back in 2018, earlier this year the city reached a resolution with airlines on a new phasing plan for construction as costs continue to balloon with inflation.
Further details and renderings have been revealed for the first phase of the O’Hare terminal expansion. The renderings and plans are for the first satellite concourse to be located just west of the existing C concourse that is connected to Terminal 1. The project is being led by the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) along with SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Arup, and JGMA working on its design.
Renderings have been revealed as part of the groundbreaking for the major renovation of Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport. News on the work broke over a year ago when it began collecting funding for the added space and updated aesthetic. The project is being led by the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) with an undisclosed set of designers and engineers.
A new residential development at 8535 W Higgins Road has applied for zoning approval in order to proceed towards construction. Located within a larger complex near O’Hare Airport adjacent to existing office buildings and a Marriott hotel, developer GlenStar partnered with FitzGerald Associates on the seven-story, W-shaped project.
The Chicago Department of Aviation has officially opened the new Airport Transit System (ATS) at O’Hare International Airport. The opening marks the end of a multi-year process of construction, acquisitions, and testing performed with contractor Parsons Construction Group. Work originally began in 2018 and has since faced various delays with this opening being over a year after its originally scheduled date. Now open from 10:30am to 8:30pm, busses will continue to run 24/7 to facilitate the integration as the hours expand to full-time operations in early 2022.
