When the new airport took off, crews removed it from the old terminal and stashed it for safekeeping. The map, a favorite fixture in the former airport, delighted travelers for decades. Before it can open to passengers, crews will need to build a new entryway on concourse B that will display the terrazzo world map from the old airport. Workers began pouring concrete in the nearly 1,200-foot tunnel at the beginning of July 2021.

The new tunnel will trim the walk from security to concourse B by more than 1,000 feet.Įscalators to the roughly $80 million Central Tunnel will be accessible in the plaza passengers enter immediately after passing through security.

In some cases, the walk to a gate can stretch more than a half-mile and take more than 20 minutes. The journey to the B gates has been a major source of criticism for the airport since its 2020 debut and the butt of many jokes. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) A man walks in front of the closed escalator that will carry Salt Lake City International Airport travelers to a new Central Tunnel on Tuesday, Aug.

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