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San Jose, CA-- Nine gates line the new, 1,500-foot long North Concourse at the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). Clark Construction Group, California -- LP completed work on the $144-million, 380,000-square-foot modernization in fall 2008.
SJC plans a partial opening of the North Concourse this summer, with a full opening in summer 2010, when construction on the adjacent new Terminal B is completed. The work is a major element of the airport's comprehensive master plan to better serve travelers flying into San Jose and Silicon Valley.
Beyond constructing new gates, Clark's scope of work included adding shell space for future restaurants and retail shops, baggage handling areas on the apron level, and a utility basement housing HVAC, electrical and telecommunications equipment.
The North Concourse, imagined as a "horizontal high-rise," includes a "paseo" ...