In pictures: Construction milestone at Abu Dhabi’s Midfield Terminal

Midfield Terminal will have a roof area of 225,000 square meters when construction is completed in 2017. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

A consortium of banks has agreed to provide a Dh4 billion syndicated loan to finance construction of Midfield Terminal. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

Midfield Terminal has also been designed to accommodate both a high-speed rail link and metro connection in the future. Above, construction work continues at the Abu Dhabi airport project. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Airports

Around 12,000 construction workers are working on the Midfield Terminal project. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

The Midfield Terminal will have total floor area exceeding the Pentagon. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Airports

Midfield Terminal will be one and aa half times bigger than the Terminal 3 of Dubai’s airport. Courtesy Abu Dhabi Airports

The first buttress for the steel arches to support the roof of Midfield Terminal, scheduled to open on July 17, 2017, was laid on Sunday, one week ahead of schedule.