Originally Posted by
LoganFlyer
I was through IAD yesterday and saw the same thing--the PreCheck area will be where the Black Diamond security area was. There is a direct entrance from the baggage claim area, which will be very useful for people coming from hotel/rental car shuttles that aren't checking luggage. And the scanner at the checkpoint I went through beeped 3 times when it scanned by BP as if I was PreCheck approved.
This is not true. The PreCheck checkpoint will be on the Departures level, not on Arrivals. There are no plans for using the area once occupied by the Diamond checkpoint.