ORLANDO, FL. – Construction activity at Orlando International Airport’s South Terminal Complex paused briefly in
recognition of the Independence Day holiday. Work will resume this Friday.
Progress is being made with crews working seven days-a-week to prepare the site for vertical construction in the fall.
So far:
Nearly 75% of the 4,000 total piles are in the ground
Two million cubic yards of dirt have been moved
Construction workforce has grown to more than 500 on site daily
The terminal scheduled for completion in 2021 will provide 19 new gates for domestic and international flights and
increase capacity to more than 50 million passengers annually at Florida’s busiest airport.
