ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — Channel 11 got a new look inside the $1.7 billion terminal being built at Pittsburgh International Airport.
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A tour Wednesday highlighted the improvements made throughout the new terminal.
A big focus was put on “universal access” and an effort to make the terminal accessible to the largest number of people possible.
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“Everybody in an airport is either pushing or pulling something,” said Siri Betts-Sonstegard, senior vice president of experience and design. “So, if we make it accessible to somebody that needs to be in a wheelchair, we’re making it accessible to somebody who is pushing a baby in a pram.”
The airport will be holding a full-scale dress rehearsal at the new terminal in September. It’s expected to open to the public sometime this fall.
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