Airport director Andrew Solsvig said the terminal design is about 35 percent complete and should be 65 percent complete by October. The goal is to deliver a completed project to the Minot City Council in January.Go to the link for an artist's view of the project.
One design decision made this week was to include administraton and car rentals in the new terminal rather than continue to operate those offices out of the existing terminal.
Data points:
- current cost estimates for the new facility: $40 million
- with related airport improvements, overall: $75 million
- federal funds will pay 90 percent of costs
- city will seek additional federal funding for the remaining amount