Terminal 5 $26M Redevelopment Plans Unveiled

CHICAGO-The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Westfield Concession Management unveiled on Oct. 16 the redevelopment plans for Terminal 5 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Scheduled for completion in fall 2013, the redevelopment will offer post-security dining and retail along with a re-engineered layout that enhances the traveler experience and maximizes revenues.

Westfield Concession Management and its tenant partners are investing more than $26 million into the terminal over the course of the redevelopment, the first since the terminal’s construction in 1993. The redevelopment efforts are generating a total of 180 construction positions, with the new dining and retail program to create 100 new full-time concession jobs, adding to the existing 180 concession jobs for a total of approximately 280 employees.