Sea-Tac Airport construction and holiday travel: What to expect

Ironworkers and officials watch a signed beam be lifted by crane during a “topping out” ceremony at the C Concourse Expansion Project at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday. Turner Construction Co. and Apex Steel used the crane to put one of the final steel beams in place atop the highest point. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times)

By  Paige Cornwell Most travelers won’t see all the 100-plus different construction projects transforming Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as they run-run-Rudolph through the terminal. But they will notice scaffolding, long lines and congestion during the holiday rush. Sea-Tac is in the middle of a $5 billion, multiyear series of upgrades totaling 120 construction projects before the July 2026 World Cup, when