As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tampa Airport has submitted a plan to defer or abandon $900 million in projects over the next four to five years.
The impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt throughout the entire travel and tourism industry – and Tampa International Airport (TPA) has been no exception.
As part of an effort to mitigate these effects, the airport has presented a plan to defer or abandon roughly $900 million in projects over the next four to five years.
Of those projects, the most significant is the delayed construction of Airside D, which is the final phase of the Tampa Airport’s masterplan. The $690 million, 16-gate terminal for both domestic and international flights was originally scheduled to begin the design phase in March 2021 and be completed in 2024. Airside D will allow the airport to serve more than 34 million passengers annually.
The dramatic reduction in passenger volume resulting from the COVID-19 crisis gives Tampa Airport an opportunity to push back this project. The new plan calls for revisiting the airport’s passenger forecast in 2021, updating the masterplan in 2022 and differing the start of construction to 2025.
Tampa Airport’s three-phase masterplan was designed to give the airport the ability to build as passenger demand dictates, moving the project forward or backwards as needed, in order to adjust to unforeseen circumstances.
Smarter Italy programme to invest €20m in innovative mobility
The initiative is hosting a consultation day, with the aim to to prepare for the suitable tender and uptake of mobility solutions that contribute to the recovery from COVID-19.
Smarter Italy programme to invest €20 million in innovative mobility
On 15 June 2020, a day of discussion with companies, start-ups and research centres will take place online, as part of the ‘Smarter Italy’ programme, an initiative launched by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, in collaboration with the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID). The aim of Smarter Italy is to accelerate the country’s growth through the use of innovative contracts. The day, which will be followed by further studies, has been designed to prepare for the tender and uptake of smart mobility solutions.
During the day, innovation needs in the field of transport and logistics management will be presented, particularly those that contribute to a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 emergency.
The presentation of the needs will take place with the collaboration of the 11 Municipalities that have contributed thus far, and the subsequent trials of the smart mobility solutions will be held in these locations. The Municipalities are Bari, Cagliari, Catania, Genoa, L’Aquila, Matera, Milan, Modena, Prato, Rome, Turin, and will include some villages and towns of smaller size, which is designed to represent the demographic characteristics of Italy.
The objective of the market consultation day is to allow AgID to acquire useful elements for the preparation of the innovation tender for smart mobility.
The tender, with a financial endowment of €20 million, will be launched in the coming months and published on the national portal for innovative contracts.
At the end of the consultation, the €20 million tender will start, aimed at researching and developing new tools that predict and manage traffic flows, offer solutions to meet the mobility needs of less populated areas or those with weakened demand, and improve the mobility of goods in cities as well as the mobility of people in historic centres and villages.
