Commission hears plan for 'vertical' Concourse D build as O'Hare costs soar
Commission Chair described a shift to a temporary $1.3 billion 'vertical' construction approach for O'Hare's Concourse D after project costs rose from initial estimates, and said airline contributions agreed earlier will not cover the increased total.
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Chair Ian Wright told the commission the O'Hare OMP 21 redevelopment for Concourse D is being rethought to avoid shutting a terminal and to keep the airport operational. "the last I saw was they're going to have a temporary $1,300,000,000 project and do a, like, a vertical construction," he said. Wright said the first phase is targeted for 2028 with final work stretching into the 2030s.
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