The $14 million installation of a new radar system and other critical infrastructure at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) is around 90 percent complete, according to officials.
Prime Minister Perry Christie and a small ministerial delegation toured the radar site yesterday.
The new facility is expected to resolve several issues regarding the working conditions of air traffic controllers.
It will provide coverage of 160 square miles from its base at the airport, and will provide better coverage, according to officials.
The revamped tower will also boast a 3D training simulator
"The project is going in two phases primarily," Carlos Hepburn of TDG Architects told the media.
"The first phase was the construction of the radar tower. We actually call it a radome.
"It is an antenna that is actually housed in a radome... That was the first phase of the project.
"That is primarily about 85 to 90 percent complete.
"Right now, the infrastructure is going in to service that particular location.
"That infrastructure will then tie the tower to the current facility under construction."
The completion date for the facility and new radar system is March 2015.
Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin called the development a "transformation in our aviation sector".
Christie made a similar point.
Lorenzo Carroll, vice president of the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union, said the project is a significant step; one that will improve LPIA and relations between the government and union.
"We are going from 1985 technology to 2014," Carroll said.
"We are going to take a significant jump to where we should be.
"We have been falling behind. I mean the equipment that is in there now is only working because of our maintenance people.
"...We went to Spain, the equipment that we have in there, they have in a museum.
"But we are still using it, so this is going to be a major jump to better technology, better working conditions, better equipment, and it is going to give the controllers better morale."
Carroll commended Hanna-Martin for her "commitment and dedication" to the process.

Airport investment
Following the tour, Christie spoke about the government's commitment to improve the 28 airports in the Family Islands.
Development of airports on the Family Islands has been a recurring point in Christie's recent speeches.
"You will find going into next year we will unfold a plan that will embrace at least four or five airports in terms of immediate improvements and significant improvements to them," Christie said.
The prime minister said the government will have to find an estimated $150 million to address a "myriad of issues" regarding the family island airports.
Initial estimates for a complete overhaul of the country's airport infrastructure amounted to around $185 million, according to an audit of the airport infrastructure by government and Stantec, a Canadian consultancy.
"I can tell you with respect to aviation, this is a small part of her (Hanna-Martin) work because her work encompasses an island nation," Christie said.
"And the last time I checked, she needed about $150 million to address myriad issues that are facing the minister responsible for aviation in terms of improving airports, in terms of adding to the strategic perspective of airports, adding equipment and manpower.
"A lot of work has to be done."
Hanna-Martin said as part of the overhaul, training is ongoing for at least three people, who have been identified to manage several airports on the Family Islands.
With new management in place, infrastructural improvements will follow, she said.
"There are some things happening and this is a very dynamic time in the aviation sector," the minister said.

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