ALCOA, Tenn. (WVLT) - For the past 17 months, McGhee Tyson Airport has been buzzing with the construction of a brand new parking garage.

The Board of McGhee Tyson Airport called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss a proposed budget increase for the airport’s new parking garage. The change order would increase the guaranteed maximum price (GMP) by over $8.5 million to address future issues stemming from the scale of the project.

“East Tennessee construction often has challenges,” American Associates of Airport Executives Second Vice Chair Patrick Wilson said. “As we’ve gotten further into that foundation work, our design team and construction team have brought forward a recommendation that will be a different approach to those foundations in a way that may help us get through the

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