On Sept. 12, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti broke ground on the Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility at Los Angeles International Airport, which will centralize rental car operations into one convenient location and offer a direct connection to the upcoming Automated People Mover train.

“We are building the world-class airport travelers need and deserve – and the Consolidated Rent-A-Car facility groundbreaking demonstrates how we’re keeping this promise,” Garcetti said. “Our city is doing so much more than building a parking structure – we are making an investment that will improve the traveling experience, reduce congestion in surrounding neighborhoods and create middle-class careers for years to come.”

A more than $14 billion transformation of LAX began in 2009, and the 5.3-million-square-foot ConRAC facility will feature 18,000 parking stalls with 6,600 ready/return spaces, 10,000 idle vehicle storage spaces and 1,100 rental car employee spaces, as well as visitor parking.

The consolidated facility will completely remove rental car shuttle traffic from the Central Terminal Area, which equates to 3,200 shuttle trips per day. The removal of the shuttles will improve traffic on the roadways and free up critical curbside boarding space in the CTA.