SLC International Airport announces opening date for new central tunnel

"The River Tunnel" by Gordon Huether. Photo: SLC International Airport

SALT LAKE CITY — Those traveling through upper B gates at the Salt Lake City International Airport won’t have quite so far of a walk this fall.

The SLC International Airport announced in a statement Wednesday that the central tunnel connecting A and B concourses is set to open on Oct. 22.

The new tunnel will feature an art installation by Gordon Huether entitled “The River Tunnel.” Installation of “The River Tunnel” is already underway, and one of the installation’s three sections has been completed.

The tunnel’s entrance to Concourse B will feature a mini-plaza, as well as the World Map from the former airport. The entrance will also feature another large-scale art installation by Huether, entitled “Northern Light.” Five additional B gates are also currently being built as part of the airport’s phase three improvements.

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