Trump to unveil $22 billion plan to remake Washington Dulles airport: Reuters
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said United Airlines will help fund the overhaul, which adds a new underground train and 5 million square feet of space.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump plans to unveil a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport, scrapping the unpopular mobile lounges colloquially called "people movers."
- Trump has frequently criticized Dulles as a "terrible airport" that "was incorrectly designed," citing frustrations with remote parking and the "jet fuel smell in the concourses."
- Under the Trump-backed concept, United Airlines will contract for the new build, which includes four new linear concourses and an underground U-shaped aerotrain preserving the iconic sloped-roof main terminal.
- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority will issue tax-free bonds to finance the project, with United repaying costs through airport operations while separate partnerships develop land-side infrastructure.
- This initiative follows recent capital projects including the White House East Wing and Kennedy Center renovations, selected from roughly 30 design proposals reviewed by Trump earlier this year.
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Dulles overhaul grows to $20B-plus project
(The Center Square) – Plans to remake Washington Dulles International Airport expanded into a more than $20 billion project Wednesday as federal officials, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and United Airlines unveiled an expanded redevelopment plan.
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