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The US branch of London-based Balfour Beatty has started construction work on the pedestrian bridge at Sacramento International Airport in California, according to a Press release from 7 August by the contractor. The The cost of the project is $140 millionaccording to the Sacramento County Airport Authority.
The contractor, in his capacity as construction manager, will build a walkway approximately 400 meters long consisting of 1,800 tons of steel, four moving walkways, four escalators and three elevators along a panoramic corridor, the announcement said.
Once completed, the structure will connect Terminal B to Concourse B via a skybridge, giving passengers the option to walk or ride the airport’s existing automated people mover.
The $140 million bridge is part of a larger, $1.3 billion series of improvements at Sacramento Airport, known as SMForward, according to the county’s airport authority. It is being funded by $33 million in grants from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, as well as a low-interest federal loan from the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and airport revenue bonds.
“Sacramento International Airport is our local airport, so we are very proud to complete this project so smoothly and hand it over to the community,” said Kyle Frandsen, vice president of Balfour Beatty in Sacramento, in the contractor’s press release.
Balfour Beatty performed preparatory services prior to the official start of construction and the project will be completed in 2025, according to the press release.
