ST. LOUIS — Federal regulators have determined that the planned $2.8 billion revamp of ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ Lambert International Airport will have no significant environmental impact.
The decision by the Federal Aviation Administration is the latest hurdle cleared for Lambert's plan to consolidate the airport's two passenger terminals into one new terminal and to make other major changes.
The FAA last year had approved Lambert's master plan for the project, conditional on the outcome of the environmental review.
Lambert still must get agreement from Lambert's airlines on details of the plan.
Airline fees will help pay off bonds that would be sold to finance the plan, along with increased revenue from parking and retail sales, federal grants and passenger facility charges on airline tickets.
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In August, a majority of Lambert's airlines signed off on spending $650 million on a full design for the project and to cover other costs.
Those costs include transitional airline gates during construction of the new terminal, design of a new main garage and relocating various service facilities.
×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´' Board of Public Service earlier this month issued a request for qualifications for engineering, architectural and other firms seeking to be part of the terminal consolidation project's management team.
Plans call for construction to begin on the project in 2027 and completion by the end of 2031.
View life in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones.
