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being good physical stewards of the public asset,” Lenss explains. 
“At the end of each phase, we would have a usable facility and 
could delay, stop or accelerate construction if we needed.”
That flexibility proved invaluable when the COVID-19 
pandemic disrupted air travel worldwide. “We finished Phase 
3 right in the middle of the pandemic, and then Phase 4 was 
delayed approximately two years,” Lenss details. “That allowed 
us to better understand industry recovery and make informed 
decisions about whether to scale back or stay the course.”
The pause also aligned with new funding opportunities, 
including the Airport Terminal Program associated with the 
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “The COVID dollars that came 
available enabled us to do the full Phase 4 in a way that probably 
wouldn’t have been possible absent those unique funding 
streams,” Lenss notes. 
Project phases progressed from landside improvements to 
airside expansion. Phase 1 focused on exterior and curbside 
upgrades to improve the terminal’s public face and accessibility. 
Phase 2 upgraded building systems and modernized interior 
landside spaces, such as ticketing, baggage claim and 
restrooms. Phase 3 created a larger TSA checkpoint with 
improved queuing, and improved post-security areas with 
new concessions, expanded holdrooms and energy-efficient 
upgrades. Phase 4 added new gates, passenger boarding 
bridges, additional holdrooms and architectural features that 
support long-term flexibility and growth. (See sidebar on Page 48 
for more details.)
From a financial standpoint, CID took a conservative, pay-as-
you-go approach for the nearly $121 million project, with 43% of 
the cost covered by airport funds, 32% from federal sources and 
25% from state funding. 
Engineering for Continuity and Operations
Foth served as the airport’s on-call engineering consultant throughout 
the project, providing continuity across all four phases. Its team 
worked to maintain airport operations—and associated income—
while building in the middle of an active terminal and apron. 
One of the primary objectives during 
Phase 4 was maintaining gate availability. 
“The goal was to maintain the same number 
of boarding bridges throughout the duration 
of construction,” recalls Eric Scott, an 
engineer with Foth. “That required a lot 
of coordination—how contractors moved 
safely across the apron, how we dealt with 
conflicting paths and how we kept aircraft 
operations uninterrupted.”
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