Trump announces plans for sprawling Dulles Airport makeover

The plans include redoing two of the concourses and removing the airport’s aging shuttles, known as “people movers.”

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a sweeping makeover of Dulles International Airport on Wednesday, including building new concourses and removing its aging shuttles, known as “people movers.”

“We are announcing plans to add more than 5 million square feet of new or renovated space. We’ll replace the current C and D concourses, which are basic disasters, all the while preserving the iconic original terminal,” Trump said at an event in the Oval Office.

Trump said he selected the designs “after an extensive review of more than 30 proposals with the top architects anywhere in the world.”

The redone airport, in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, will include a “magnificent” multistory parking garage with 32,000 parking spaces. “It’ll be actually the largest garage in the world,” Trump said.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the “people movers,” which transport travelers through terminals, will be replaced by a faster and more efficient “horseshoe rail system.”