b'BAGGAGECAE25Strategic Scheduling FACTS&FIGURES Construction began in January 2020 and was completed in early 2023. Project: New Baggage Handling SystemArchitect of Record: Miller DunwiddieFive phases and extensive coordination were required to help operations& Ticketing Lobby Upgradescontinue smoothly throughout the construction and facility updates.Baggage Handling System Design Location: Columbia (SC) & Consultation for Contractor During the first phase, crews rerouted major utilities and built theMetropolitan AirportSelection: JSM & Associatesnew 18,000-square-foot baggage make-up facility. Carpenter notesProject Scope: New 18,000-sq.-ft.System Maintenance: Elite Line PHOTO: WWW.FLYCAE.COM/ FORREST CLONTS PHOTOGRAPHYthat designers right-sized it for the future by making the building asbaggage handling facility; 5,000-sq.-ft.Serviceslarge as possible for the available space. After it was constructed,addition in ticketing lobby & TSA Construction Site Inspections & the team ran a temporary conveyor from the new baggage make- screening area Reporting: JSM & Associatesup building into the end of the terminal building and relocated twoKey Components: New baggageDrive Motors: SEW Eurodriveof the explosives detection system scanners for a later phase. Thishandling system with common-use interim relocation for nearly 18 months allowed passengers to easeconveyors & inline explosives detection; Conveyors: Automatic Systems Inc. (ASI)into the new flow for ticketing and baggage.14 self-serve check-in kiosks Explosives Detection System: Cost: $21 million LeidosTemporary airline offices were then constructed in the lobby,Funding: Airport Improvement ProgramStructural Engineering:which allowed for the removal and reconstruction of existing officesgrant, passenger facility charges;Chao & Associatesto facilitate a more cost-effective work sequence. Additionally,customer facility charges; TSA grants;Electrical Engineering: Ohmegatemporary ticket counters were built on the opposite side of thelocal fundsMechanical & Plumbing lobby near the front curtain wall, enabling construction of a partitionConstruction: Jan. 2020March 2023 Engineering: MECAwall to separate the general public from ongoing construction whereProject Management, ticket offices used to be. Carpenter notes that this approach notConstruction Administration, CivilInterior Design: 1X1 Designonly reduced costs, but also increased safety. Everything is aboutEngineering, On-Call Engineer:Self-Serve Check-in Kiosks: SITAsafety, security and the passenger experience, he emphasizes.Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC Key Benefits: More efficient bag General Contractor: Boyer handling & scanning; updated ticketing Increasing Efficiency Commercial Construction counters & kiosks; increased queueing The airports new common-use ticket counters, kiosks and gatesspace; improved experience for travelersallow airlines to flex according to changing traffic volume. When carriers have several flights in a short timeframe, they can expand to multiple positions and process more passengers quickly. WhenDesigned for the Future passenger traffic subsides, they reduce back to a more typical footprint of three or four positions. Renovations in the ticketing area include updated flight information display systems, additional monitors and dynamic signage for customers. You cant turn your head and not see where the flights are, Carpenter says. After checking in, travelers now simply hand their checked bags to airline staff at the ticketing counters. Employees place the bags on a conveyor belt directly behind the counters, and travelersBAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEMcan head to the security checkpointa much more streamlinedDESIGN / CONSULTATION / ANALYSIS/ process than before.ASSESSMENT / OAR SERVICESTwo automated conveyor systems designed by JSM & Associates, provided by Automatic Systems Inc. and powered byMaintained for Performance SEW Eurodrive motors carry baggage through inline explosives detection system scanners. The new baggage make-up building has direct access to the apron, which reduces circulation for tugs and helps get bags loaded onto planes so airlines can push back on time. Were certainly glad to now have a system thats really designed to flow with how we operate, Murray says, noting that the new behind-the-scenes equipment makes a more seamless process for travelers.The changes also facilitated staffing efficiencies. Thanks to the automated baggage handling systems, more TSA officers can beBAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM /dedicated to the security checkpoint. Were able to rebalancePASSENGER BOARDING BRIDGE where our employees need to be, Murray says. Its a betterOPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Airport Servicesutilization of staff. www.jsmandassociates.comsolutions@jsmairports.comAirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2023'