DIA hiring project manager with $45 million contract, prepares for 26-gate expansion blitz
Denver International Airport’s plan to add 26 gates to its concourses in the next few years will be carried out by a project management contractor that could be paid up to $45 million.
That’s the maximum set by a contract approved by the City Council on Monday night — and it likely will end up as a small portion of the eventual cost for a project that increases DIA’s number of main gates by nearly a quarter. An airport spokesman said the total still was being finalized as officials prepare more contracts.
Airport officials are aiming to keep up with rapid passenger growth — last year’s 58.3 million total was up nearly 8 percent over 2015 — and new routes planned by DIA’s carriers. The most recent announcements include United’s new direct flight to London, Norwegian Air’s new nonstop service to Paris and Frontier’s addition of 21 destinations from Denver.
DIA’s plans call for four new gates on the west end of Concourse B by 2019 and, the following year, 12 new gates on the west end of Concourse A and 10 gates on the east end of Concourse C.
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Lines for holiday travelers at Denver International Airport on November 22, 2016. (John Leyba, The Denver Post )
More than 1.8 million people will travel between Saturday and Jan. 1. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images)