Is the trek between concourses genuinely made shorter by the airport’s new River Tunnel?

Salt Lake City, Utah – Yesterday marked the formal opening of the eagerly awaited Central Tunnel, also referred to as the “River Tunnel,” which appears to have reduced the distance between Salt Lake International Airport’s Concourse A and Concourse B.

Is the walk between the two concourses, however, really shorter? It depends on your destination, according to Bill Wyatt, executive director of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports.

Prior to the Central Tunnel opening on October 22, travelers had to use the airport’s west tunnel, which was a half-mile walk, to get to their B gate. According to Wyatt, there is no difference in distance between the two concourses after you reach the tunnels, but you can now save the half-mile trek.

Wyatt made a joke when he unveiled Phase 3 of the airport’s renovation program: “Geometry is geometry, we didn’t reinvent that.” “Either way, it’s still a quarter-mile because these concourses are parallel.”

According to Wyatt, the majority of travelers going to Salt Lake International Airport’s Concourse B will be moving toward the middle section of the terminal structure. Therefore, it will be shorter to walk through the new River Tunnel, which welcomes travelers as soon as they cross the TSA Security checkpoint.

Nevertheless, travelers will still have to endure the half-mile walk that Salt Lake Airport visitors have grown to detest in order to get to the conclusion of the B gates, such as Gate B2, for instance. Don’t worry if you would prefer not to walk at all. Trains that would eventually connect passengers to a third concourse are also being considered for the construction of the new Central Tunnel.

However, don’t wait for the trains. The date of the future trains’ arrival at the newly constructed airport is still unknown.