More details are touching down about St. Louis-Lambert International Airport's possible new, single terminal reconfiguration. A minor update was provided at Wednesday's commission meeting.
Next up on the timeline is environmental review. Advanced planning is ongoing. One study is due to be completed by February 2024. They've got to consider impacts like noise, traffic, storm flooding, and if there may be any historic concerns, especially once dirt is uncovered.
A rendering depicts the iconic, arched, once-and-eventually-again patina green roofline of the historic terminal remaining. What is currently Terminal 1 would become the entrance and ticketing for all passengers on all airlines.
The rest of the A, (former) B, C, (former) D, and E concourses are torn down. From ticketing, passengers proceed to a new, boxy, glassy corridor for TSA screening, leading to a long, single concourse with all the gates. New customs facilities on the way to baggage are part of the comprehensive plan.
Repurposing of the current Terminal 2 structure would be formulated later.
There are other major changes to infrastructure, including rearranging of the currently-confusing roadways. The roads will be lengthened to give drivers more time to think their lane decisions for arriving and departing through.
The environmental impact study on the West Airfield Program, which includes deicing upgrades and a new maintenance headquarters -- mostly behind-the-scenes operations -- is the one due in February of next year. The study, meantime, on the Consolidated Terminal Program is set to start this fall.
Both studies have to be completed before federal funds can be approved.