b'34 DEN SPECIAL REPORT SECURITYIn addition to making sure there would be enough room forWe were meeting two to three times a passengers and personnel, TSA had other specific requirements.week, three to four months out from the For instance, supervisor podiums needed to be tall enoughopening, says Bryce Jensen, TSA deputy to provide views of the entire checkpoint area; and privateassistant federal security director for screening rooms needed to be close to the checkpoint lanes.screening at DEN. Anytime anything came In addition, TSA encouraged the airport to proactively prepareup, we went over the smallest details to for future K-9 certification, which meant leaving enough viewingmake sure everything was on track. space for dog handlers to operate and move through the area.It helped that TSA personnel at DEN haveBRYCE JENSENCross and her TSA colleagues have high praise for the airportgood relationships with their counterparts at team and vendors involved in the project. The local TSA teamother airports, adds Marcy Donelly, acting worked hand-in-glove with all parties to keep the project on timefederal security director for Colorado. For and on budget, she notes. instance, TSA officers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (HOU) and Portland International Airport (PDX) in OregonMARCY DONNELLYhad experience working with the checkpoint equipment DEN was installing, so they shared their knowledge and provided real-time demonstrations.Like Cross and Jensen, Donelly is pleased with the new checkpoint at DEN. Were using state-of-the art technology, and the space is excellent and allows the proper environment for our officers to work, she AVIATION CONSULTANTS says. Passengers first, safety always.Helping Passengers Find the Waylike a Queue management systems from Lavi Industries help guide passengers into the new West Checkpoint. The companys Beltrac belted stanchions stand on steel ferritic perfectly magnetic plates that are affixed to the floor with removable 3M adhesive. The plates are designed to be easier to move than those tuned guitar,drilled into the floor, an important feature if DEN wants to reconfigure its queuing patterns.In addition, the double-belt stanchions are our strategiesdetectable for sight-impaired passengers using canes, making them compliant with Americans With Disabilities Act guidelines. resonate Lavi worked closely with the local fire marshal to ensure emergency exits were accessible. The barrier gates are magnetic and open with 7 pounds of force, explains Lavi Sales Manager Paul Herren. All of our stanchions are made for the belts to break free if people need to run through, versus fixed stanchions that could create a barrier.Mindy Crane, AAAE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.BOOTH #613 director of Stakeholder Communications at DEN, notes that wayfinding andMINDY CRANEMay | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'