Bernal on progress of Bush Airport construction project: 'We see some relief in sight'

Since a $1.3 billion construction project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to consolidate Terminals D and E began, vehicular traffic has increased to the point lines stretch to the entrance of the airport and patience decreases among travelers.

According to a report from Houston NBC affiliate KPRC, the project shut down parts of Terminal E, the airport's most recent terminal to open, forcing passengers such as Kate Good to hail an Uber at another terminal. 

"It just seems to be getting progressively worse,” Good, a frequent flyer, told the station regarding the gridlock caused by the construction.

Airport officials told KPRC that peak travel times at IAH from Thursday to Sunday are 5 to 8 p.m.

The station reported that passengers looking to head to other terminals to easily catch rides can take either the underground subway or the skyway train system.

IAH spokesperson Augusto Bernal told KPRC that travelers can expect some progress in the coming months.

"We see some relief in sight,” he said, per the station.

According to Bernal, Terminal E's disability elevators will reopen on June 6 thus making its loading zones available again.

He added that a new traffic lane will open on South Terminal Road near Terminal E.

Bernal told KPRC that the work is expected to be complete in two years.

Houston CBS affiliate KHOU reported that the purported chaos on the roadways that cut through IAH have been exacerbated by the return of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) as an in-person event after three years.

A sizable fraction of the expected 30,000 or so people attending OTC at NRG Center some 27 miles to the south have landed and will depart from IAH, per KHOU.

OTC runs through Thursday (May 5).