AUS Breaks Ground on Campus-Wide Utilities Infrastructure Project

The Utilities Infrastructure Campus-Wide (UICW) Project broke ground October 19, 2026, at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. HDR Engineering, Inc. is designing the project, with completion expected in 2029.

The project includes aircraft-rated stormwater and water quality trunk lines and ponds in the airport's southwestern area, plus redundant medium-voltage power systems and telecommunications duct banks. It enables the New Central Utility Plant, New Arrivals and Departures Hall, and Concourse B and Tunnel.

Design began in 2024. The HDR design contract rose $18 million to a $28 million cap on January 22, 2026. On October 22, 2026, a City Council agenda item increased the Sundt/Archer Western construction contract by $224 million to a $344 million cap.

Funding comes from airport cash reserves, current and future airport revenues, future revenue bonds, and FAA grants, including roughly $10.1 million from the Airport Infrastructure Grants program and $6.1 million from the Airport Improvement Program. The project is part of the Journey With AUS expansion program.