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The plan also includes an entirely new rental car base yard on a lower level. It also may possibly include a third level for roadway access ( Editor s note: Daniel Meisenzahl with the Department of Transportation wrote to us on 3/5/2012 in regards to this story, indicating that there are no plans to include a third level) .
The whole package, which also includes portions of the projected airport bypass road, is presently estimated to cost $230 million and has been fast-tracked by the state Department of Transportation’s Airport Division.
State DOT spokesperson rental cars in anchorage Dan Meisenzahl said that after recent public meetings on Maui, the decision has been made to lengthen runway 523 “no matter what.” Runway 523 is the runway closer to the ocean and the one that presently handles smaller planes and commuter traffic.
This picture of the airport shows where the proposed parking lot and road will go. It does not show the ConRAC car rental facility which is expected to go beneath the expanded parking. Image courtesy DOT.
The parking expansion, new consolidated car rental facility and road improvements are packaged together as Project No. AM1032-13 – Roadway Improvements and ConRAC rental cars in anchorage Facility. “We are in the process of selecting the design consultant, qualifications are due this upcoming Thursday,” Meisenzahl said.
“The highway has just gotten or will be shortly receiving Federal Highways Administration rental cars in anchorage (FHWA) approval rental cars in anchorage of their Environmental Assessment. Construction of the Airport Access rental cars in anchorage Road / ConRAC project is slated to begin by August 2013. The design cost of the ConRAC is anticipated to be approximately $6 million. Total construction for everything in the package: road, parking rental cars in anchorage expansion, relocation of the rental car facility is estimated at approximately $230 million.
Part of the new access road will be administered rental cars in anchorage by the state Highways Division. But the final quarter mile will be administered by the DOT s Airport Division. That portion of the road will have three distinct parts: “one to drop off, one to return, then a third to leave. The discussion is just beginning on exactly how it’s going to work,” rental cars in anchorage he said.
The acceleration of the big ticket ConRAC facility to the airport improvements mix is so recent that the department has, as yet, no visuals or renderings of what the proposed facility will look like, nor was the spokesman able to say specifically where it would go.
Local car rental managers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, pointed out that the state had earlier imposed a 7% surcharge. That money, they said, was supposed to be earmarked to pay for improvements. However, due to the state s dire financial situation, that fund was raided to help cover budget shortfalls.
Meisenzahl confirmed that the funds initially earmarked for this project are no longer available. He added that though some parts of the large plan are in place, the financial side of it is not yet clear. Under normal circumstances cost of improvements are split with 25% paid for by the state and 75% paid for by federal funds.
Presently car rental costs on Maui can range for $100 a week to a $1,000 a week depending on the season and the demand. The cost of renting cars here is already among the highest in the nation. Sources at the various rental firms pointed out that layering in many taxes, surcharges and user fees has driven the prices up, and these cost are passed along to the customer.
As for parking, currently it costs $10 a day to park at the airport. Monthly fees are scheduled to go up from $90 to $160 on March 1 st . No estimates on what the fees will be when expanded parking facility is built are yet available.
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