The demolition and reconstruction of the airport — to begin sometime in 2013 and planned to take place in phases — is expected to take between eight and ten years at a cost of $1.8 billion.
The airport is currently the westernmost hub in the United States for Delta Air Lines, whose flights account for almost three-quarters of the traffic at the airport.
Interestingly, the remodeled airport would have only one terminal and twelve fewer gates than it does now. Portions of the current airport — such as Terminal 1 and Concourses A and B — have been around as long as 50 years.
Websites to follow the latest of this billion dollar redevelopment.
http://www.slcairport.com/TRP-Progress_Gallery.asp
http://www.hdjvteam.com/
SLC Tribune
Deseret News
Next, we should be hearing more about the airport project sometime this summer where we hope we will finally see some renderings.
Stay tuned.