Tampa International airport
Main terminal curbside expansion

Hilllsborough County Aviation Authority

About the project

Hensel Phelps, in partnership with HNTB Corporation, the Beck Group, has been selected by the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority to begin Design and Preconstruction Services on the Tampa International Airport – Main Terminal Curbside Expansion Project (MTCE).  This first phase of Design and Preconstruction Services is anticipated to occur from June 2018 through September 2019.  The second phase, Construction is anticipated to begin immediately thereafter, with a projected duration of 4 years.

This Program includes expansion of the Curbsides incorporating new elevated and at-grade lanes and vertical circulation buildings for both the Blue and Red sides. The vertical circulation buildings will include conditioned lobbies to provide a means for passengers to access the Main Terminal via elevators and escalators from the new lanes. 

Project Components

– Replacement of Main Terminal loading dock and other related support facilities

– Replacement of the FAA parking lot

– Ceilings, to match the new work, will be installed in the existing Red and Blue arrival and departure lanes to give the public a new sense of arrival.

– Construction of a new Central Utility Plant consisting of the following elements:

Chiller plant building consisting of chillers, boilers, cooling towers and other support areas

Electrical service building consisting of transformers, switch gear and other support areas

Underground utilities connecting the chiller plant building to the Main Terminal

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