August 07-Those annoyingly long security lines at Midway worldwide Airport could be shortened by a major $248 million remodeling of the airport over the next several years, also slated to include more parking, restaurants and shops, according to a proposal announced by city officials Thursday. Of this funding, $210,000 will be used to purchase additional equipment.
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“Midway is greater than an airport”. This grant will fund sound insulation at homes that experience higher than normal sound volume due to their proximity to the airport. While we want to ensure Chicago remains at the forefront of global aviation, we also want to balance the quality of life for airport neighbors. The variety of lanes would improve from 17 to 27, Mayor Rahm Emanuel stated.
The city projects concession revenue will double by 2019, increasing revenue for the city too.
Expected economic benefits on the Southwest Side include the creation of 1,700 construction and concession jobs.
The timeline for all this work is not yet clear, but Crain’s reported a request for proposals to run the airport’s concessions likely will be issued next month. The tentative schedule for this system is to obtain bids by way of mid-December, consider these bids within the first quarter of 2016 and ahead the proposal within the Metropolis Council within the second quarter of subsequent yr.
The expansion of the terminal parking garage, now in the design phase, will add four levels and 1,400 premium parking spaces, making it easy for the travellers to go in and come out. The passageway from the Orange Line may even be reworked, Emanuel stated.
While new parking structures and the new security checkpoint might draw the most attention, inside the terminal, a less-readily-visible, but still important, change is in store.
The city plans to seek proposals for the work beginning in September, and hopes to choose a contractor by next spring.
The city most recently renovated worldwide Terminal 5 at O’Hare global Airport. Renovations included a redesigned TSA security checkpoint that officials say is more efficient.
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“There’s a lesson to be learned by what I did at the global terminal”.
