MIA Future Ready

MIA’s Future-Ready Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) Plan is well underway to rebuild, replace, and proactively maintain the 616 elevators, escalators, and moving walkways at MIA. More than 50 units have been fully modernized, and more than 200 are scheduled for replacement by 2030. As a result, more than 94% of all conveyance units are now operational.

After customized replacement parts are fabricated with precision detail, a full conveyance modernization typically takes 16-20 weeks and requires specialized heavy equipment to remove and install parts. A modernized 40-step escalator, for example, is comprised of 12,000 moving parts.

Delays can occur due to supply chain issues or parts no longer being manufactured, which means that some units must be redesigned and rebuilt from scratch. Routine maintenance and inspections also temporarily take units out of service. The modernization program is expected to continue until all outdated units are upgraded.

What’s the first place most of us go to after a long flight? You guessed it – the bathroom. MIA’s restroom modernization project includes the renovation of 196 public access restrooms located on all three levels of MIA’s terminal and concourses. As of August 2025, 44 restrooms have been modernized.

Renovations include interior demolition, new partition walls, new toilet partitions, new restroom finishes including flooring, walls, ceiling, new vanity countertops, new plumbing fixtures, new accessories, and new lighting fixtures.

Phase 1, which included 10 public restrooms in Concourse H, was completed in Winter 2023.

Phase 2, which includes 22 restrooms in Concourse D, 12 restrooms in Concourses E, F, and G, and 16 public restrooms in Concourses H and J, is scheduled for completion by Fall 2026.

Phase 3, which includes the remaining bathrooms across the MIA terminal, is scheduled for completion in stages over the next six years.

Project Benefits:

• Modernized facilities for passengers and employees
• Touchless fixtures
• Improved accessibility
• Sustainable design
• Energy-efficient products
• EPA water-sense-certified or meets LEED requirements

Under the leadership of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and with the support of the Board of County Commissioners, Miami International Airport’s $9 billion Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) maintenance and capital improvement program is on schedule to completely transform the global hub over the next 10 years. Renovation and expansion projects in the M.I.A. Plan are paving the way for the airport to welcome more than 77 million travelers and four million tons of freight by the year 2040.

The comprehensive future-ready program is designed to modernize every passenger touchpoint from the cabin to the curb and beyond through unprecedented investments, including a total redevelopment of the Central Terminal between concourses E and G, a new Concourse K that expands the South Terminal, renovated Concourse D gates to serve larger aircraft and more flights, a new four-star hotel with a business center and conference space, and upgrades to all of the airport’s elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and bathrooms.

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Terminal Projects

Airside Projects

General Aviation Projects

Other Projects

A passenger's first step from the airplane to the airport is onto a passenger boarding bridge (PBB). MIA is improving that first impression by replacing or refurbishing all its 126 passenger boarding bridges. The first 32 bridges, including two glass bridges, have been installed. Another ten are pending solicitation. By 2028, 94 of MIA’s 126 bridges will be replaced.

This project also includes the design, fabrication, transportation, and installation of pre-conditioned air units, baggage chutes, and ground support equipment for each boarding bridge.

Project Title:  Parking Guidance System

Project Timeline:

• Completed Spring 2022

Project Summary:

• The automated parking system will assist passengers and visitors in finding a parking space in the airport garages. It consists of cameras that turn green when there is a vacant parking space and red when the space is occupied.
• 16 “Pay-On-Foot” Systems will be installed throughout the Dolphin and Flamingo parking garages. This will help in reducing congestion at the exit as the prepaid ticket is processed faster.
• All exit lanes will be equipped with Exit Terminals that will allow unattended payment allowing for more throughput regardless of staffing levels.
• A new loyalty account will be introduced for frequent parkers to earn points for each visit.  The points may be redeemed for future parking visits.

Project Benefits:

• Help passengers and visitors easily find a parking location.
• Prebook or reserve parking in advance through the airport website.
• Ability to pay for parking with a credit card, debit card or mobile pay.
• Assist in locating a vehicle when the driver forgets where they parked. A map will be displayed after payment with to illustrate where the vehicle is parked.
• Better customer service with intercoms at each of the pay-on-foot devices to allow parkers to contact a Customer Service Representative in the 24/7 staffed Parking Control Room.

Project Title: Perimeter Fence Security Enhancement 

Project Timeline:

• Completed March 2021

Project Summary: 
Installed 18” diameter stainless steel razor wire coil assemblies on top of the existing 10.95-mile-long perimeter fence, with “V” type connectors and six new lines of barbed wire. 

Project Benefits:

• Enhanced airport security

Project Title: Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS)

Project Timeline:

• Scheduled Completion: Winter 2026

Project Summary:

• A $6.2 million security project funded by TSA adds advanced technologies to the airport perimeter to detect unauthorized movement along the fence line.

Project Benefits:

• Enhanced airport safety and security.

Title: Digital Signage at D-60 Gates

Project Timeline:

• Completed Summer 2022

Project Summary:

Installation of 13 new digital displays in Concourse D, post-security, at D-60 gates. The new dynamic signs display each gate's number, destination, and flight number. The new displays replaced multiple static ones, which required manual relocation for each flight operation.

Project Benefits:

• Provides passenger information at each of the D-60 gates in a digital medium.
• Increase operational efficiency when the information needs to be updated.\