Makeover at airport starting soon

Makeover

at airport starting soon

Hartsfield

Atlanta International Airport officials are moving forward with plans

to upgrade the Airport's Central Passenger Terminal Complex .

Part of the

Airport's overall $5.4 billion Hartsfield Development Program, the project

will identify, repair and upgrade designated areas within the Airport's

facilities.

The cosmetic

modifications are slated to begin in Spring 2002 and will occur in multiple

phases.

Aviation General

Manager Ben DeCosta said, "The upgrades areroutine procedures that

every facility with high volumes of foot-traffic must complete. Because

Hartsfield is open 24 hours a day, the lifeexpectancy of some materials

can decrease at a faster rate due to the facility's continuous usage."

In 1999, Hartsfield

officials prepared a CPTC Condition Survey Report, which successfully

identified existing interior structures and finishes that required aesthetic

attention.

To comply with

the Report's recommendations, airport officials will replace degraded

wall coverings on columns inside the main terminal building and the boarding

holding areas inside International Concourse E, replace wall coverings

along moving sidewalks within the pedestrian mall, and install upgraded

railing posts in the North and South Terminal baggage claim areas.

Another component

of the project will upgrade select restroom facilities, which include

the installation of stainless steel toilet partitions within restrooms

located on Concourses A and B, inside the main terminal building and on

Concourse T.

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