![]() ![]() When Will the SLC Airport Phase One be Complete? Eliminate airport parking bottlenecks meaning fewer delays.Be designed to be adaptable for future changes.Bring facilities up to earthquake standards.With the original airport being built in the early 1960’s, the current facilities were intended to serve half as many travelers as they do today (26 million per year under normal circumstances). Specifically, Concourses B and C will be torn down once new SLC phase one is open. That’s because they’re able to tear down and expand more gates sooner due to low usage. On the plus side, the low number of passengers is allowing the airport expansion to be completed “two years faster and up to $300 million cheaper,” Executive Director Bill Wyatt told the Tribune. I suspect the numbers will return once all of this is over. But, before COVID-19, the airport was slated to hit a record year with number of passengers. It’s hard to imagine all this planning for growth when The Salt Lake Tribune just reported the airport hit a new low daily passenger count at just 5% of normal. The new Salt Lake City International Airport, that is. The river tunnel is scheduled to open in October 2024.We’re about a month away from the advertised timeline of “the new SLC”. Huether explained the river tunnel is focused on helping travelers relax in what can be a stressful place.Ī train will also eventually be added once Concourse C is complete but that's a couple of years down the road. "I’m just gonna bring it down, the temperature down for you.” ![]() “When we drop you down into this tunnel I’m going to take you into a whole, another world," said artist Gordon Huether. When completed, the tunnel will also feature artwork with a river theme. Nearly 33 miles of steel have been used to support the tunnel, along with 3,800 tons of rebar and 48,000 cubic yards of concrete. “The tunnel itself, passenger walking area in the center moving sidewalks on either side the entire length of the tunnel,” explained Mike Williams, who works as the Program Director for the Salt Lake Airport Redevelopment Program. One lawmaker jokingly seeked to rename the airport the "Pioneer Children Memorial Airport," playing on a common hymn of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked." Many Utahns and travelers have complained that the walk from the terminal to Concourse B is especially long. ![]()
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