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Airport/Transit - San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 Replacement Project

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October 26, 2026

San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 Replacement Project

San Diego

Award of Merit

Submitted by: Syska Hennessy Group Inc.

Owner: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Lead Design Firm: Gensler

General Contractor: Turner/Flatiron JV (Turner Construction Co. and FlatironDragados)

Civil Engineer: Latitude 33 Planning, Engineering & Surveying

MEP | IT & AV | Vertical Transportation: Syska Hennessy Group Inc.

To make space for a $2.9-billion terminal inside one of the busiest single-runway airports in the country, 15 buildings had to come down or move, and the utilities powering the air traffic control tower had to keep running while work went on around them. Some work could only be done in short bursts.…