W.A. RASIC CONSTRUCTION Performs Critical Infrastructure Work at LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) Facility Shoring provided by:
Above: W.A. Rasic Construction installs Arbor Vitae 34.5 KV precast maintenance hole for LADWP.
By Brian Hoover, Senior Editor / Photos by: Ezequias Gonzalez
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he Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) is a multi-billion-dollar capital improvement project that seeks to enrich passenger experience, relieve congestion, and enhance Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) status as a world-class airport. Critical components of LAMP include the construction of an Automated People Mover (APM) system, Intermodal Transportation Facilities 6
(ITFs), associated roadway improvements, and the new Consolidated Rental Car Facility (ConRAC). If you have ever rented a car at LAX, then you know how confusing it can be at times with all of the many rental car companies situated in and around the airport. The ConRAC facility at LAX is one of the significant components of the LAX LAMP project. Designed to consolidate rental car operations into one convenient location
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adjacent to the 405 freeway, ConRAC will be fully operational by 2023. The ConRAC facility will specifically allow the more than 20 existing rental car locations to relocate into one massive 6.3 million square foot facility. This consolidation will eliminate more than 3,200 shuttle trips a day as ConRAC will be directly connected to the APM train system. With an estimated capacity to hold 21,000 rental C A LCO N T R AC TO R .CO M
