FAA Approves Massive O'Hare Project

Construction workers continue to make progress on building runway 10c/28c as part of the O’Hare airport expansion plan on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

The FAA is signing off on a seven-billion-dollar project to replace Terminal 2 at O’Hare Airport with a new Global Terminal. The new terminal is intended to link domestic and international flights in one location. Demolition of Terminal 2 will begin in 2026, with a target completion date of 2030 for construction of the O’Hare Global Terminal. The project also includes two satellite concourses that add even more gates.