Washington and former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari in anticipation of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative and his executive order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities to increase by 2026 the share of federal contracts that go to small and disadvantaged businesses. According to Washington, agencies participating the EIP sign pledges to commit to actions that build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by creating more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for historically underserved businesses. Besides DEN, 58 other organizations have signed the pledge.
Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines), updated and added new restrooms and increased space on Level 6 for passenger movement. The phase was completed on time and $25 million under budget. Phase Two constructed a new Level 6 West Security Checkpoint with improved technology and a new queuing concept that provides more effective and efficient security. A new triple escalator was also added to move passenger directly down to the train platform. The phase was completed this year in February on time and on budget. The Completion Phase is building a second security checkpoint on Level 6 and constructing new ticket lobbies for DEN’s remaining airline partners. The phase also includes the creation of new meet and greet areas for domestic and international arrivals, as well as construction of the Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation described previously. The new security checkpoint will be complete in mid-2026, with the entire phase complete by the summer of 2028. The $1.5 billion Gate Expansion Project added 39 new gates, increasing our gate capacity by more than 30 percent. Construction added outdoor patios at the end of the concourses, new restrooms, signage, passenger conveyances and provided space for new concessions. The project was completed in 2022. A secondary project is adding five new ground-load gates at the eastern end of the A Concourse.
Pillar Two: Growing Our Infrastructure
“Pillar two suggests that DEN must continue to invest and grow our facilities so we can accommodate the inevitable 100 million annual passengers,” Washington explained. Projects include the Great Hall Program, Gate Expansion Program and Peña Boulevard improvements, among others. “Perhaps the most-obvious program is the construction of new facilities in the Jeppesen Terminal. We call this our Great Hall Program, and to date two of the three phases of construction have been completed,” he said. Phase One modernized the ticket lobbies of our three largest airline partners (United Airlines,
Unrelated projects that are adding capacity
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