The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport board of directors approved contracts for work on a pedestrian bridge, parking lot addition, Skylink and Terminal F at the May 7 meeting.
Pedestrian bridge
A contract was awarded to Archer Western Construction of Dallas for $479,330 for both a temporary and a permanent repair of the pedestrian bridge connecting Terminals C and D.
According to board documents, a recent inspection found a crack in the concrete support that needed to be repaired. The work lists a 259-day calendar term, which started Dec. 11, 2025.
Parking lot
Construction started in early May for the expansion of the South Remote parking lot with Batson-Cook of Irving for $11,635. The Irving-based company will add 1,500 parking spaces and a second entrance/exit. The work will also feature an additional bus stop, according to board documents.
The contract, awarded to the lowest of 10 bidders, is for 420 days.
Terminal F
A reimbursement agreement with American Airlines for Terminal F procurement and construction services for Phases 1 and 1A was approved for $50 million. Terminal F is part of DFW Forward, a $12 billion capital improvement plan.
According to board documents, the work covered interior and exterior finishes within the American Airlines back-of-house spaces. It also included furniture, fixtures and equipment with Phase 1 hold rooms and gate area, miscellaneous equipment to support gate operations and coordination with the airport's design-builder to finalize the building layout and configuration of the building systems.
Skylink
The public address system serving the 10 existing Skylink stations will be replaced and the new Terminal F Skylink public address infrastructure will be integrated into the systems. The contract with Alstom Transport USA of Pittsburgh is for $3.95 million, and the revised total amount for the current contract is $31.10 million. The project construction period runs through Aug. 12, 2027, according to the board documents.
The document added testing, and evaluation determined that the public address system infrastructure in the other terminals is obsolete and requires replacement to meet current and future needs.
Alstom, the original equipment manufacturer and current operator of the Skylink System, is the only entity authorized to modify its proprietary public address system, according to documents.
