The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said this week it has opened a new effort to study a full redevelopment of Washington Dulles International Airport. DOT officials issued a request for information (RFI) seeking design, construction and financing proposals for entirely new terminals and concourses.

Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the initiative is intended to evaluate options for modernizing the airport’s dated infrastructure.

“Tourists, world leaders, and CEOs from around the world should not be forced to travel through an inefficient airport when they visit D.C.,” Duffy said in a statement.

He added that the agency is “engaging the private sector” on approaches at Dulles that could be completed “at the speed of Trump.”

Under the RFI, respondents may propose a ful

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