Portland Airport’s Nine‑Acre Timber Roof Nears its Final Reveal

Behind the Douglas fir interior lies one of the most advanced seismic designs anywhere in the world, with the airport engineered to remain fully operational during a 9.0 earthquake.

Portland International Airport’s nine-acre timber roof is finally on full display, with crews this week removing the temporary bypass wall that had until now concealed the airport’s “Phase 2 works” as the US $2.15 billion terminal development enters its final runway.

And whilst the core of the terminal opened to passengers in 2024, the past 18 months have been dedicated to demolishing and rebuilding the north and south nodes — a task carried out while the airport remained fully operational. And Wood Central understands that the final configuration now links ticketing, security and circulation spaces into a single, seismically isolated volume, eliminating the bottlenecks that characterised the interim construction period.

“The last 30% of Portland Airport’s main terminal project, on both the north and south of wing of the terminal, will wrap up by June, adding new restaurants, shops, bathrooms, art, and improved passenger flow,” according to Alamy McCarty, a reporter for KGW8 news who toured the new section. “As we open up the last 30% of the project, you’ll see the continuation of a walk in the forest.”

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