​​New PDX terminal announces opening date following delay due to safety concerns

John Ross Ferrara
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The new Portland International Airport terminal, which is part of the airport’s $2 billion remodel, is now set to open in August after a three-month delay, the Port of Portland announced.

In February, the opening of the new terminal was delayed by three months after a couple of “close calls” at the construction site. These “close calls” included a worker dropping a pipe wrench, which landed behind a ticket counter, and a bucket falling from a platform and spilling debris through a bathroom ceiling, Port of Portland spokesperson Allison Ferre told KOIN 6 News.

“The three-month delay gives the crew breathing room to keep the 950 folks on the job working safely — our main priority,” Ferre said. “And make the spaces as PDX-y as can be when it opens to travelers later this summer.”

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Port of Portland listed the following construction updates completed in recent weeks:

  • Installing Oregon white oak flooring and benches for stadium seating in the new (pre-security) community space that will be home to Loyal Legion. And that beautiful wood? It comes from Zena Forest Products in Rickreall, Oregon.

  • Rolling out the green carpet for new TSA checkpoints that will make the screening process easier and faster for travelers.

  • From tiling to painting, buildout continued on the new concession spaces that will start opening in August. Spot Portland Coffee Roasters signature yellow hue?

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