See Airport Improvements Happening in Ronald Reagan Washington National

Construction is expected to begin next year on a new $675 million concourse at Dulles International Airport. Last week, Washington, D.C.-area airport officials approved the plan to replace a temporary concourse and to apply for a $230 million competitive federal grant under the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Reagan National Airport will celebrate the “soft” opening of its new 14-gate passenger concourse that will replace the infamous Gate 35X, which requires travelers to ride shuttle buses to their flights. The airy 230,000-square-foot space is the airport’s biggest upgrade since 1997, when Terminals B and C were opened, adding more than 1 million square feet