Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is beginning a project to overhaul two major entrances to Terminal 1. Damage from theApril 22, 2011 tornado created an opportunity to redesign the terminal's lower level entrances which will better enhance Lambert's historic architecture, according to the announcement. The airport plans to build sleek, all-glass enclosed walkways that will feature materials from Eastman Chemical Co., including Saflex and Vanceva interlayers, and LLumar decorative window films.
The terminal entrance's reconstruction is part of the overall tornado restoration campaign by the airport totaling approximately $22 million. The project will be completed in the spring of 2013. The entrances were designed by exp. US Services. C. Rallo Contracting is the prime contractor for the project.
Also damaged by the 2011 tornado, Eastman's Saflex interlayers will be used in Terminal 1's vaulted curtainwalls on the upper level.
