The Metropolitan Airports Commission began construction on a 168,000-square-foot expansion of Terminal 2 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport , the first of several projects planned in the coming years to accommodate ever-increasing airline and passenger demands at the 14-gate facility.

While the Metropolitan Airports Commission starts work on Terminal 2, Terminal 1 upgrades might wrap up sooner at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

The $263 million overhaul at MSP airport's smaller terminal will add two gates and more passenger seating, as well as increased spaces for concessions.

Two new gates will be added on the north end of the terminal. A separate project is adding two gates on the south end of the terminal.

The project is the first of several planned in the coming years to help the airport accommodate increasing airline and passenger demands.