Beginning 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, a section of the walkway connecting the Metro station and Terminal Garage B to National Hall (Terminal B) will close for several hours overnight for construction related to Project Journey.
Passengers who use the walkway should follow detour signs around the construction area.
With few scheduled flights, minimal passenger impacts are expected.
Details
Closing the area will provide a safety zone while construction crews raise and secure a steel beam on the Ticketing level above.
Signs will guide passengers along a marked detour, that includes escalators and/or elevators.
The section of the walkway spanning the roadways to the garage and Metro station will remain open.
Timing
The walkway will close at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22 for several hours.
Project Benefits
The steel beam will be part of a future divider along the edge of the Ticketing level.
In 2021, National Hall will be reconfigured to an open environment that allows ticketed passengers to move freely between all gates in Terminals B and C.
When
Project Journey is completed in 2021, two new 50,000-square-foot buildings with security checkpoints will replace three smaller checkpoints currently serving Terminal B/C – increasing the post-security space to include all of National Hall and its premier shops and restaurants for ticketed travelers. In addition, a new 14-gate concourse will replace Gate 35X – ending the need for travelers to ride buses to board regional jets parked outside. Concourse amenities will include jetbridges, holdrooms, concessions and an American Airlines Admirals Club lounge.
