flydulles.com - Main Terminal Expansion and Renovation

MT-01 Pre-expansion

Roadways in front of the Main Terminal are reconfigured as building expansion proceeds in the background. In this photo, the Main Terminal remains its originally constructed length.

MT-02 Exp to East 9-1994

View from the Air Traffic Control Tower shows the site where the Main Terminal will expand to the east. Photo from September 1994.

MT-03 Roof forms 7-1995

View from atop the Main Terminal roof as building expansion proceeds. The columns are topped with these uniquely shaped forms in keeping with the original design by Architecht Eero Saarinen. Photo from July 1995.

MT-04 East Exp lookdown 7-1995

Direct overhead view of Main Terminal expansion to the east. Expansion of the roadway is also visible to the photograph's upper right. Photo from July 1995.

MT-05 West Exp view 9-1995

The terminal expansion proceeds to the west, cementing a connection with the International Arrivals Building, shown with pyramid-shaped skylights. Photo from September 1995.

MT-06 East roofing 9-1995

The roof expansion to the east begins to take shape even before the concrete is poured. Photo from September 1995.

MT-07 East interior 12-1995

Protective scaffolding separates the roof from ticket counters below. Photo from December 1995.

MT-08 See expansion 2-1996

The scope of the Main Terminal expansion is evident in the difference in color of building materials. Photo from February 1996.

MT-09 West roadway 7-1997

The roadway in front of the Main Terminal is expanded to allow for more vehicle lanes above and more interior space below. Photo from July 1997.

MT-10 East roadway 7-1997

Preparation for pouring concrete on the expanded Departures roadway. Photo from July 1997.

MT-11 Interior space 9-1997

Plentiful space in the newly expanded Main Terminal. Airline ticket counters would later expand here as the number of flights and passengers at Dulles grows. Photo from September 1997.

MT-12 Kiosk renovation 10-2001

Ticket counter kiosks are renovated and reconfigured. Photo from October 2001.

MT-13 Kiosk area 10-2001

With expanded ticket counters in the background, installation of Terrazzo floors proceeds. A dustwall surrounds the project area, located near the center of the Main Terminal. Photo from October 2001.

MT-14 Ticket counters 11-2001

Steelwork structure for a new ticket counter kiosk inside the Main Terminal. Photo from November 2001.

MT-15 Steelwork 1-2002

Work proceeds on ticketing Kiosk #3, which is near the center of the Main Terminal. Photo from January 2002.

MT-16 New bagbelt 12-2003

This ticketing kiosk is nearly complete, with bag belts installed and new ticket counters awaiting final placement. Photo from December 2003.

MT-17 New Ticket counters 12-2003

New ticket counters await final placement and hookup to electrical wiring. Photo from December 2003.

MT-18 Ticket level before and after

Before and after photos show ticket counters were relocated further away from the entrance doors to accomodate increased passenger traffic flow.

MT-19 Bag claim level before after

The installation of new carousels on the Bag Claim level as part of the Main Terminal expansion and renovation project.