Stakeholders from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its Concourse M project. The 37,000-square-foot, six-gate Stantec/Fentress-designed facility is part of the airport’s ongoing Journey With AUS capital improvement plan and will primarily serve as a reliever concourse during the construction of the airport’s 26-gate Concourse B and Tunnel project and Concourse A remodeling. Concourse M will feature dining and retail concepts by Star Concessions including a 24-hour coffee vending market, grab-and-go options, and locally inspired offerings.
“Concourse M is a critical component of the Journey With AUS expansion program, allowing us to advance major construction while continuing to serve millions of passengers each year,” said AUS CEO Ghizlane Badawi. “By providing additional gate capacity as construction takes shape throughout the airport campus, Concourse M will help us support our airline partners, reduce operational impacts, and keep our community connected as we build the airport the Central Texas region needs.”
“The investments we’re making at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are about more than today’s travel needs, they’re about ensuring long-term prosperity and economic strength for our region,” said Kirk Watson, mayor of the City of Austin. “Concourse M will allow AUS to maintain reliable operations while multiple construction projects through the Journey With AUS expansion program advance across the airport, preserving gate capacity and keeping passengers, airlines, and commerce moving. This kind of infrastructure planning is essential to sustaining Austin’s competitiveness and economic vitality for decades to come.”
