Chattanooga Airport Eyes Bids on Biggest Terminal Makeover in Three Decades

Chattanooga Airport officials plan to open construction bids potentially before year's end in a key move that may clear the way to the most extensive revamp to the passenger terminal since the 1990s.

Building a new concourse to hold more gates for planes, adding another security lane for boarding passengers and putting in a new restaurant and more restrooms past the security checkpoint are part of the work.

In all, more than 60,500 square feet of new terminal space and renovations are proposed by the airport in the roughly $28 million project that could start as early as spring.