Project 3: Airport Commercial Terminal Facility

Project Statement

This project includes the design and construction f a new commercial terminal building at Athens Ben Epps Airport, parking area and entrance road. The new commercial terminal is estimated to be approximately 10,000 square feet in size and will be located on property, along the Lexington Highway (U.S. 78), purchased as a part of SPLOST 2000. Entrance to the new commercial terminal will be from the Lexington Highway (U.S. 78).

Project Update

The Commercial Terminal Facility Project at Athens Ben Epps Airport, includes the construction of an 18,000 square-foot terminal to meet the needs of both current and FAA predicted passengers. The new terminal replaced the nearly 70-year-old terminal. The new commercial terminal provides space for TSA offices, airline offices and multiple ticket counters, rental car office space for two companies, a passenger and bag screening area, a public lobby, a vending area, flight school and flight rental space, future baggage claim area, a secure holding room for passengers after screening, and canopies over the new drop-off lane and over the boarding and arrival doors for weather protection. The project also included a new concrete hardstand for jets, an expanded parking lot for rental cars, and a backup generator for the building. The terminal was designed with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards.  

The Athens-Clarke County SPLOST office provided full project management services including; design coordination, construction oversight, and startup supervision.  

Key Project Statistics

  • Designer: Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
  • Contractor: Kevin Price General Contractors
  • Project Manager: Derek Doster
  • Sponsor: Airport
  • Original SPLOST Budget: $4,719,930
  • Amended Budget: $5,964,471
  • Total Cost: $5,454,206
  • Completion Date: September 2017