Sat, Apr 30, 2011
Airport Hopes To Restore Concourse C Pending Damage
Assessments
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano toured
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Thursday following a
devastating tornado that hit the Airport on April 22. Her visit
coincided with the first on-site survey of damage from federal and
state emergency management teams that are gathering facts on the
overall impact of the storm in the St. Louis area. Concourse C,
which served four airlines, remains closed. The tornado blew out a
majority of windows and caused extensive roof damage on that
concourse in addition to causing damage to airline gate areas,
stores, restaurants and operational areas. Terminal 1 also suffered
extensive damage after windows were blown out of the three-story
high domes that frame the ticketing level.
KSTL Lambert St Louis International Airport
"It really is very impressive that this airport got up and
running so soon after the tornado hit," said Napolitano. "Now we're
all working together to make sure this Airport gets restored and
we're working with the neighborhoods throughout the county, because
when people lose their homes and their livelihoods, that's such a
big deal."
Lambert is also working with its insurance teams to assess
damage and determine the next steps to re-open the C
Concourse. All Concourse C airlines have been moved to other
concourses and are back in operation. "We hope we can repair and
restore the C Concourse and our preliminary findings so far are
promising," said Lambert Director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge. The
damage review process could take a week or more to conclude, she
said.
In other developments, the Airport is continuing with an
extensive interior renovations that were underway in A and C
Concourses and Terminal 1. Lambert expects the Airport Experience
improvements in Concourse C will be part of the overall restoration
of that concourse. Concourse improvements include new
lighting, new flooring, renovated restrooms and new art
installations. Terminal improvements include an expanded
checkpoint, new restrooms, new ticket counters, new ticket level
flooring and new signage.
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