NEW CHANGES AT TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT WILL BE VISIBLE SOON IN THE TERMINAL AREA. THINGS TRAVELERS WILL NOTICE WILL BE UPGRADES TO THE INTERIOR CARPETING, EXTERIOR PAINTING, A ROOF REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADES TO THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS. ALSO, ASBESTOS REMOVAL WILL BE GOING ON IN SECTIONS OF THE TERMINAL. AN EVALUATION OF THE MATERIALS INDICATED THAT ALL WERE IN AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE AND POSED NO IMMINENT DANGER OF ASBESTOS FIBER. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL START IN THE SUMMER WITH THE SECOND PHASE PLANNED FOR NEXT YEAR.