2026 Terminal 1 Inbound Roadway Improvements

MSP Airport Construction Projects

Terminal 1 roadway rendering.

Dates - 2026-2027

Cost - $18,550,000 CIP budget

Description - A project to enhance the inbound roadway experience at Terminal 1 after annual weather conditions have negatively impacted medians, irrigation systems and live landscaping.

Project Summary

  • Install new hardscape, trees and shrubs on inbound roadway between Hwy 5 and the Terminal 1 building.
  • Replace irrigation system with more efficient water-saving equipment
  • Update digital overhead signage and lighting
  • Improve access for future maintenance
  • Builds upon recent enhancements to outbound roadway along Concourse G

Landscaping materials and design:

  • Features several Minnesota landscape zones: north central hardwoods, northern lakes and forests, St. Croix and Vermillion valleys, western plains and the Driftless Area.
  • All project materials sourced within 100 miles of MSP
  • 6,500 tons of stone
  • 196 new trees
  • 5,000+ new shrubs
  • 6,800 new grasses and perennials
  • 248 unique plant species, 87% native to Minnesota

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Terminal 1 roadway project map. Terminal 1 roadway project map.

Rendering animation of Terminal 1 Inbound Roadway Improvements

Terminal 1 roadway rendering. Terminal 1 roadway rendering.
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The project will install new hardscape, trees and shrubs on inbound roadway between Hwy 5 and the Terminal 1. 

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New irrigation and landscaping will be installed on both sides of the roadway and in front of Terminal 1. 

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