Aging VT Equipment To Be Replaced at Illinois Airport

Aging vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — two escalators and two elevators — will be replaced at Willard Airport at the University of Illinois in Champaign County, Illinois, as persistent outages of units that date back to the airport’s 1988 construction create headaches, Chicago Construction News reports. Replacing the problematic equipment is a priority of the airport terminal improvement program, with available funding enabling anticipated completion of the VT upgrades by 2028. Expected to begin in 2027, terminal improvements are also set to include new entrance doors, a new exterior façade and, money permitting, new windows and updated lighting.