The San Jose City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to build an interim facility at San Jose International Airport with four additional boarding gates to open in summer 2019.
According to airport officials, the interim facility will offer four gates with passenger boarding bridges, a holdroom with seating for 400 travelers, and a concession space and restrooms.
The project cost is estimated at $50 million and is expected to be used for up to seven years while concurrent planning and construction is underway for permanent gates and support facilities.
Airport officials say passenger traffic at SJC grew 18.5 percent compared to the same three-month period in last year’s first quarter.
The airport is expected to serve 14.2 million passengers in 2018, equaling peak passenger leaves in 2001.
SJC has experienced steady passenger growth over the past 63 consecutive months, with a rolling 12-month total of 12,957,296 passengers served through March, according to officials.