PIT Removes Jet Bridges to Clear Way for Construction

As many a popular meme suggests, a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a first step.

In that spirit, the multi-year effort to transform Pittsburgh International Airport – the Terminal Modernization Program – took its first steps this week by seeking bids for the first of many “enabling projects,” which clear the way for construction.

The winning contractors will remove 12 passenger boarding bridges, commonly known as jet bridges, from the odd-numbered gates on Concourse D and the even-numbered gates on Concourse C. The project will help prep for the construction of a new terminal and multi-purpose transportation complex located on the west ramp between Concourses C and D.

All active airline and aircraft operations on those gates were relocated by May, and geotechnical work on the site, including drilling and soil sampling, is underway.