BRS terminal expansion
Hello WATABENCH.
In February a Bristol-based engineering consultancy was awarded the civil and structural engineering contract to work on the terminal extension at the western end.
At that time it was reported in the trade press that this consultancy would work on the scheme design and aimed to prepare the initial documentation by the beginning of this summer.
It was also reported that the west terminal extension will be a three-storey structure, incorporating a single storey basement, of concrete frame construction with a steel frame to the front elevation.
In the minutes of the most recent airport consultative committee meeting (held in July) no mention was made of the airport expansion other than to report that it was underway with three new aircraft stands completed earlier this year - later officially opened by the then Secretary of State for Transport.
The airport has always said that the expansion would proceed incrementally as traffic dictated so it's no surprise that there's not been much to report.
The hotel formed a separate planning application and so far as I know will be financed by a hotel group. Progress has certainly fallen behind that publicly stated last year and it was not mentioned in the minutes of the last consultative committee meeting. So BRS retains the dubious distinction of being the busiest UK airport without an onsite airport hotel.
There always seems to be work of some sort going on in connection with the airport buildings/facilities and this has been the case for a number of years - I'm not complaining, merely making an observation.
For example, this year the security area has been expanded and an additional immigration point put in place.