Tag: Great Hall Project
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Faster security lines expected after Denver airport opens new checkpoint
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Travelers at Denver International Airport can expect faster security lines early next month when the new west Transportation Security Administration checkpoint opens, officials said. It’s expected to increase security checkpoint efficiency by an estimated 33%. Almost three years since construction workers broke ground, the screening area — replete with the latest technological advancements — is ready to usher…
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Denver council OKs $1.1B to complete DIA’s Great Hall Project by 2028
The Denver City Council approved a series of contracts Monday that allocate $1.1 billion to complete the Denver International Airport’s long-running Great Hall Project by the summer of 2028. The contracts passed in a block 10 to 3 vote, with council members Candi CdeBaca, Amanda Sawyer and Paul Kashmann voting “no.” All members in opposition…
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Denver council postpones final vote on $1.1B for DIA’s Great Hall Project
The Denver City Council postponed its final vote on a series of contracts Monday that, if passed, would approve the spending of $1.1 billion to complete the Denver International Airport’s long-running Great Hall Project. Councilwoman Deborah Ortega led the postponement of the four contract additions, pushing the council votes to Monday, Jan. 10. “I’ve had…
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Denver committee advances $1.1B for DIA’s Great Hall Project
The whopping $1.1 billion price tag to complete the Great Hall Project at Denver International Airport passed a major hurdle Wednesday, receiving approval from the Denver City Council business committee. The committee approved the four contract additions totaling $1.1 billion in a 6-1 vote after more than two hours of discussion. The proposals will now…
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DIA officials seek to increase Great Hall Project funding by more than a billion dollars
Denver International Airport officials will ask the Denver City Council subcommittee on Wednesday to extend its current construction contract for its terminal renovation project and increase the budget by more than a billion dollars. If approved, the additional work would increase the Great Hall Project‘s budget from just over $770 million to nearly $1.9 billion.…
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The scariest place to be this season? Denver International Airport | Vince Bzdek
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington is off to a rough start. Since he was named to his new job in June, the airport has experienced massive parking shortages, a janitors’ strike, hours-long security waits thanks to a lack of TSA workers and a maze of construction walls, a slew of Southwest Airlines flight cancellations,…