Transportation
BY HALEY MCLEOD
Austin airport begins latest expansion City and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport o cials celebrated the start of con- struction May 12 on the Atrium In ll Project that will result in an additional 12,000 square feet for the Arrivals and Departures Hall within the Barbara Jordan Terminal. In a nutshell The project is expected to increase capac- ity for Transportation Security Administra- tion queuing and airline ticketing counter lines, which has in the past during busy travel days extended outside the terminal, according to a news release. What you need to know Current TSA security capacity and ight schedules won’t be impacted.
CapMetro swore in one captain, two sergeants and nine Transit Police Department o cers June 6.
COURTESY CAPMETRO
CapMetro swears in rst- ever transit police force Capital Metro welcomed its inaugural class of Transit Police Department o cers June 6. Some context Concerns over safety is not something new for the agency. CapMetro adopted a three-pronged safety strategy in 2021, creating the specialized transit police department, public safety ambassadors and
community intervention specialists. The agency appointed its rst police chief, Eric Robins, last August. However, o cials announced June 17 that Robins would leave the role in mid-July, with plans to begin a nationwide search to ll the role. O cers began patrolling June 16. The framework The transit police department, who are trained in crisis intervention, will work alongside the agency’s public safety ambassadors and community intervention specialists to respond quickly to transit safety needs across the metro.
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