CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEThe Port of Seattle's 28 January 2026 release is headlined "SEA Airport and Alaska Airlines Celebrate Completion of SEA Gateway Project".[1]
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- Jan 28, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
SEA Gateway Project Completes at Seattle-Tacoma's Main Terminal
The rebuild of the north end of SEA's main terminal added the airport's first at-scale automated bag drops, a redesigned Checkpoint 6, a new Bridge Level check-in, upgraded baggage claim devices and eight major public art installations. The Port of Seattle and Alaska Airlines marked the finish of major construction, the first of a run of Upgrade SEA projects due to complete before the summer's international soccer tournament.
- On January 28, 2026 the Port of Seattle joined Alaska Airlines "to celebrate the completion of major construction for the SEA Gateway Project", which reworked the north end of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's main terminal after "two years of construction walls and scaffolding", "transforming the airport's front door and the customer experience from curb to gate"[1]
- The project is described as $546 million[1]
- It brought "Alaska Airlines innovation technology with the first at-scale automated bag drops", a new Bridge Level check-in and bag drop between Skybridges 5 and 6, light-filled open spaces, digital monitors and new art displays[1]
- Checkpoint 6 was redesigned to have "doubled the space in front, tripled the recompose area in the back, and reconfigured the six lanes for higher efficiency"; the wiki notes it was actually put into use "prior to the winter holidays", ahead of this celebration[1]
- On the Baggage Claim Level: new claim devices at 15 and 16, lighting, ceiling fixtures, digital monitors, widened seating areas and multiple art display cases[1]
- Eight major public art installations are in the project: two on Bag Claim level, two on Skybridge level and four on Ticketing and Esplanade level[1]
- Also delivered: refreshed door portals with safety bollards, new access ramps at all entrances and exits "updated to meet ADA standards", longevity modifications for two glass elevators, restrooms with six more women's stalls and four more men's fixtures plus Companion Care adult changing tables, a Nursing Room and a water fountain and refill station, and HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire and life safety systems[1]
- The project is "On track to achieve LEED Silver for Commercial Interiors certification"[1]
- Commission President Ryan Calkins: "Everyone has worked tirelessly to bring this multi-level project to life as a portal to the Pacific Northwest"; Alaska's Shane Jones said the project was "years in the making in partnership with the Port of Seattle - achieving the goal of reducing the time our guests spend in line at the airport"[1]
- The completion "kicks off a year of Upgrade SEA projects finishing ahead of this summer's international soccer tournament", placed in June; still to come are the C Concourse Expansion, with "four new floors of amenities and services", and Roadway Improvements adding "two more lanes and efficiencies into the airport garage and drives"[1]
- Other work finished in the preceding year: the new Checkpoint 1 at the south end of Baggage Claim (opened in June), $62 million of restroom renovations on the B, C and D Concourses, and the A Concourse Expansion for Lounges; the release adds that "93% of all passengers made it through security checkpoints in less than 20 minutes in 2024"[1]
Cost $546M
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- [1]90%portseattle.org/news/sea-airport-and-alaska-airlines-celebrate-completion-sea-gateway-projectportseattle.org· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Jan 28, 2026 ✓· 100% of score
The Port of Seattle's 28 January 2026 release is headlined "SEA Airport and Alaska Airlines Celebrate Completion of SEA Gateway Project".
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