PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland International Airport (PDX)'s new main terminal, originally planned for the end of May, will open in August, the Port of Portland said Thursday.
Crews have been installing white oak flooring and benches for stadium seating, tiling and painting new concession spaces, and setting up spots for new TSA checkpoints. The Port of Portland said 950 people are working.
The Port of Portland's chief project officer said that there had been a brief pause after seeing "a couple of close calls" during construction in late February.
The wood for the flooring and benches comes from Zena Forest Products in Rickreall, the Port of Portland added. Yakama Forest Products has also been one of a handful of suppliers who contributed wood to the new terminal, which is being touted as the largest sustainable mass timber project in the country.
The new main terminal is the centerpiece of a broader overhaul that the Port of Portland refers to as PDX Next, which got underway in 2019. The overhaul also includes the new Concourse B — an expanded replacement for the former Concourse A at the southern corner of the airport, a new car rental center and a redesigned transit hub.
Most of the other components have already opened; the main terminal is the last piece of "phase one" and was scheduled to open in late May, the Port of Portland initially said, though with further construction in the works until the end of 2025.
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