The two screening lanes are being shifted to a different TSA checkpoint to make room for a construction project to add 75,000 square feet to the Barbara Jordan Terminal.
A construction project is closing TSA Checkpoint 3 for two years or more, meaning travelers will have to trek to Checkpoint 1, Checkpoint 2 West or Checkpoint 2 East for security screenings.One of four TSA security checkpoints at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is closing for two years or more to make room for a large construction project at the west end of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.
Checkpoint 3 had two TSA screening lanes until it closed Monday night. Each lane was equipped with a CT scanner, which creates a 3D image of luggage to speed up the processing of travelers.in the middle of the terminal. City officials said two new screening lanes opened at Checkpoint 2 West last week to offset the loss of Checkpoint 3.Checkpoints 2 West and 2 East, both shown in red, are separate TSA screening areas located near the middle of the Barbara Jordan Terminal.The construction project at Checkpoint 3 will add about 75,000 square feet of space to the west end of the terminal. When the checkpoint reopens in 2026, it will have at least six lanes.An architectural rendering showing what the west end of the Barbara Jordan Terminal will look like when the project is complete.. Airport officials say the new system will more than double how many pieces of luggage can be processed per hour from 1,600 to 4,000. The baggage system improvements and infill project are a $238 million piece of the $4 billion airport expansion. Long-term elements of the expansion include new taxiways and a midfield concourse connected to the Barbara Jordan Terminal by an underground pedestrian tunnel.Nathan Bernier is the transportation reporter at KUT. Got a tip? Email him at nbernier@kut.org. Follow him on Twitter @KUTnathan.FAA contractors who serve as a human backup to automated weather systems have to exit the air traffic control tower just to see if it's raining, according to federal government documents.The local air traffic controller union applauds the new measures while warning that staffing at Austin's control tower has not kept up with ABIA's rapid growth.Austin airport officials are facing mounting pressure from local politicians to respond more forcefully to a troubling pattern of safety incidents.Emails between Mayor Watson and the LBJ Foundation reveal a push to rename Austin-Bergstrom International Airport after President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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