b'64 ACT TERMINALSWaco Regional Uses CARES Act Fundsfor Terminal Renovation Project BY JODI RICHARDS Waco Regional Airport (ACT) 180 passengers per day in 2019. While located smack dab betweentraffic declined significantly during the Austin-Bergstrom InternationalCOVID pandemic, Martinez reports that FACTS&FIGURES(AUS) and Dallas Fort Worth InternationalACT is seeing pretty stable numbers Project: Terminal Renovation (DFW)is making airport-wide investmentsbut is not currently growing due to the to ensure that it will be able to continuepilot and equipment shortages its regional Location: Waco Regional Airport (in TX) meeting customer demand in central Texas.carriers are experiencing. However, those Budget: $9.5 million One key strategysame challenges provided the airport an Funding: Federal CARES Act grant; airport cash reserves was renovating itsopportunity to completely renovate its Scope: 2 gates; 40,000 sq. ft. aging terminal. Theterminal without significant impact to daily Construction: Aug. 2022-Dec. 2023 airports recentlyoperations. Architect: CaCo Architecture LLC completed $9.5In 2020, the airport received $18.3 General Contractor: Hensel Phelps million project createdmillion via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and a brighter, moreEconomic Security (CARES) Act, and Carpet: Milliken modern facility withJOEL MARTINEZ management quickly identified necessary Exit Lane Breach Control System: Dormakaba thoughtfully integratedprojects that previously lacked funding. Lighting: Texas Lighting public art thats uniquely Wacoesque.Modernizing the terminal fit the bill Sliding Glass Wall: Dormakaba Aviation Director Joel Martinez notes thatperfectly. Tandem Seating: Herman Miller the improvements provide ACT customersApproximately $8.2 million of its with an elevated experience and also helpremaining CARES Act funds were used to:Terrazzo: American Terrazzo the centrally located airport showcase Ticketing Counters: Arconas the city and communitys commitment to refurbish passenger boarding bridges, Tile: Concept Surfaces providing a top-notch facility to support air r eplace the cab glass on the air traffic service development.control tower,Wood Portal at Security Checkpoint: Woodwrightr epave the overflow parking area and Wood Slat Ceilings: 9 Wood The airports two-gate terminal is aboutairport access drive,Wood Wall Panels: MAK Studio 40,000 square feet, and served roughly March | April 2024AirportImprovement.com'