To make room for the new parking ramp and hotel, Glumack Drive leading to and from Terminal 1 was modified and new parking entrance and exit plazas constructed. The outbound roadway now is positioned south of the hotel and new parking ramp, with the exit plaza located further east, near Delta Air Lines’ existing aircraft maintenance facilities. Construction began on a new 5,000-space parking ramp at Terminal 1. For years, existing ramps have frequently filled to capacity mid-week, resulting in drivers being diverted to ramps at Terminal 2-Humphrey or to the unattached Quick Ride Ramp on Northwest Drive. When completed in 2020, the new Silver Ramp will also house new auto rental counters and facilities. In addition, it will allow for more flexibility in expanding curbside passenger pickup and dropoff areas. Graves Hospitality continued construction of a 12-story, 300-room InterContinental hotel, spa and conference center. Scheduled to open in the summer of 2018, the hotel will connect to Terminal 1 via a skyway the MAC began constructing in 2017. 2 1 3 3 2 1 12 13