Ok, this’ll probably be my longest post yet. Had to drop someone off at JFK today and used the chance to do my most comprehensive construction review yet.
Starting with Terminal One, the frontage is starting to look complete now that the full departures slab has been poured. The exit road from this slab already wraps underneath the new T4 access road, illustrating the sheer pace at which they work. The canopy system is starting to be installed at the arrivals level, and I imagine we’ll see this work extend to departures soon. Interior column finishes continue to go up, and I’m continuing to love that flowing design they’ve got for the fan columns. Up on the roof, the solar installation work is easily visible.
The garage’s construction is underway, as was pointed out. It’s not exactly slightly, but I believe it will have cladding to mask this. The other big utilitarian project I’ve noticed, the new substation next to T1, appears to have wrapped up with some nice landscaping (sorry for the crappy photo)
I observed the most progress at T6. Finished continue to go up on the interior and exterior. In addition to the ceiling cladding, I noticed columns being clad indoors. The overhang continues to see more cladding, and the exposed cylindrical columns appear to have some paint on them in differing shades of white and grey. It also appears they’ve set up an earthcam facing T6, though I’m not sure if it can be accessed.
The most exciting part for me was seeing the progress on the T6 roadway. Major work has been done on the section through T7, where all columns appear to be poured and most of the girders are in place. I noticed two more being prepped for installation. I think all of the girders might be in place by the end of the summer. My guess was that JMP was going to build the entire roadway as part of phase 1, and this seems to be the case. If any part of the roadway isn’t done this summer, it would be the new T5 exit road and potentially the entrance to the departures roadway. Given how complicated the sites for those are, I imagine careful coordination is required. Additionally, I didn’t get any pictures, but as I was leaving JFK I noticed they had poured concrete piers and had a crane in place to install the T5/T7 garage connector bridge.
It’s pretty impressive what JMP has done to effectively breathe new life into T7. Walking through it, I noticed the place was bustling with a nice variety of carriers. That said, the recent progress on the T6 roadways, while exciting, has significantly worsened the experience in and around the building. Due to its deep personal significance to me, I’ll miss T7 dearly, however it truly is time for it to come down. This time next year, the demo process should be underway. With that in mind, we’re less than a year from the two new terminals opening, so we’re in T7’s last year now!
I’ll leave the avgeeks among you with some photos of the action I saw along the way. Was especially exciting to see a LH 747-400 departing 
