b'18 JFK TERMINALSAn extended passenger security screening area and newTerminal 6 that will connect to Terminal 5; and $3.9 billion of baggage handling system help improve passenger processing.improvements to create a more efficient roadway system, add Five wide-body gates were added to the building to allow fornew parking facilities and enhance other infrastructure. more trans-Atlantic flights, and four aircraft parking/unloadingWhile $15 billion of the overall $19 billion program is privately areas help accommodate the additional traffic.funded, Heitmann stresses that the entire campus will have a Terminal 8 is also undergoing a major concessionsunified feel. JFK is a gateway to the U.S., he says. We want to enhancement, with an emphasis on locally inspired food andmake sure that no matter what terminal passengers come into, beverage options. they get the same feelingIm in New York.Local culture is also highlighted in diverse visual elements.American Airlines led the design and sponsored the Terminal Working with local artists, we want art that reflects New York,8 project. Public/private partnership is nothing new to the Port Heitmann says. Beyond local art, we want digital displays andAuthority, Heitmann notes. Its a large part of the way the Port brandingso that when you come into New York, you see thatAuthority has done business, he says. It really takes everybody youre in the new JFK, and that standard is across the campus.to be able to move a program of this magnitude. In partnership The Terminal 8 redevelopment project included the work ofwith American Airlines, AECOM led the design team and Holt more than 115 minority- and women-owned business enterprisesConstruction was the general contractor for Terminal 8.(MWBE). Such companies were awarded contracts totaling more than $161 million, exceeding the Port Authoritys commitment forCampus-wide Coordinationat least 30% MWBE participation in the agencys capital projects.Given the large number of stakeholders involved and the huge Local businesses were awarded nearly $33 million in contracts.magnitude of work occurring at JFK, managing communications is an ongoing focus. Its a lot of work over the yearsa lot of Pros of Public/Private Partnershipcoordination and management of traffic and passenger flows, The next major phase of the overall redevelopment at JFK is a $1.5Heitmann reflects. billion expansion of Terminal 4, home to Delta Air Lines. That projectBeyond essential communication among stakeholders, it is is currently underway and slated to wrap up by the end of this year.just as important to get out into the community, listen to their Other primary components of the monumental airport-wideconcerns and try to address those in the best way possible, he program are the $9.5 billion New Terminal 1; the $4.2 billion newsays. Working with local elected officials, the airport established a committee to address community concerns, particularly regarding environmental issues.Internally, PANYNJ officials developed a construction coordination agreement that requires all major project partners to share office space with Port Authority project leaders. Heitmann explains that colocating at JFK, with the Port Authority at the center to coordinate, allows for much closer cooperation and collaboration to ensure all projects are optimally managed and impact to airport operations or other projects is avoided. We really leveraged that [colocation] and lines of communication to make sure everybody was kept in the loop on what was happening and when, he adds.Mark Phillips, a project executive from Holt Construction, agrees that having key partners together at the table from the beginning was a boon to the project. It was 100% a benefit, heMARK PHILLIPSemphasizes. We were heavily involved in feasibility and budgets early on for what the overall project would become. So we were able to use the commercial terms and financial terms to help craft what the July | August 2023AirportImprovement.com'