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CHECKPOINT ALERT: Bridge Security

Starting Dec. 9, 2024, TSA will no longer operate Bridge Security on a regular basis. A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will remain open for arriving passengers and employees accessing the Airport Office Building. Departing travelers must use West Security Checkpoint or South Security Checkpoint.

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TRAVEL UPDATE: Jackson Gap & 75th Ave. Detours

The existing off-ramp from inbound Peña Blvd. to Jackson Gap is closed for construction. While a temporary off-ramp is available, construction activity may cause travel impacts. Drivers on Jackson Gap will not be able to travel westbound on E 75th Ave. to the Pikes Peak shuttle lot. Detours are in place.

Peña Construction Prompts Detours for Jackson Gap and 75th

WAYFINDING: Changes to A-Bridge/ Ansbacher Hall

A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will be closed for overnight construction activities from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights, through the opening of the East Checkpoint in Q3 2025. During closures, all travelers must use concourse trains to journey to and from the Terminal.

Changes Coming to A-Bridge/Ansbacher Hall

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Denver International Airport Names Chris McLaughlin as Chief Operating Officer

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Picture of Chris McLaughlin, new Chief Operating Officer at DEN.DENVER – Nov. 2, 2018 – Denver International Airport (DEN) today announced the appointment of Chris McLaughlin as its chief operating officer. As one of five executive vice president positions at the airport, McLaughlin will be responsible for managing DEN’s largest business unit.

McLaughlin has 18 years of aviation and airport security experience. He began his career working for Air Wisconsin Airlines and then Frontier Airlines as a senior director of hub operations. After working for airlines for nine years, he transitioned to airport security where he worked six years with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) serving various role in security operations, including overseeing federal security operations for the state of Colorado, including 14 commercial airports, with an emphasis on threat mitigation and response planning. He also served as an assistant administrator at TSA headquarters in Washington D.C. where he was instrumental in the development of TSA’s Pre✓® program.

McLaughlin also served as the senior vice president of field operations and security for CLEAR and most recently served as the vice president of global solutions for Evolv Technology, which focuses on identifying, investing and apply new technologies to enhance security.

“We are delighted to welcome Chris to DEN, especially at a time when we are so focused on enhancing our own operations and security,” airport CEO Kim Day said. “Chris’s aviation and expansive security knowledge is a timely addition as we prepare for our new security lanes coming in 2020 as part of the Great Hall Project and plan for DEN’s next 25 years.”

McLaughlin holds a Bachelor of Arts with high honors in Economics and Spanish from Connecticut College and has completed the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Executive Leadership Series through the Naval Post Graduate School. He also holds a certificate in International Studies with emphasis on Latin American Economic and Politics.

McLaughlin will assume his new role on December 3, 2018.

A photo of McLaughlin is attached.


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