Airport Construction

Due to the increasing demands upon the existing on-airport car rental facilities, the need for a consolidated rental car facility has become necessary. Traffic flow around the airport, and air quality will benefit from the consolidation. The new Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) will be located south of Camp Creek Parkway and west of Interstate 85. Construction started on March 28, 2006 and is scheduled to be complete early 2009.

Major projects include:

Passengers using limousines or shutlle services please click here and view area map

Facility: The facility will accommodate the ten rental car companies (with room for expansion in the future) and will provide for approximately 8,700 ready and return spaces. Additionally, this project will include accommodations for customer service centers, storage and minor maintenance areas, wash lane facilities and vehicle fueling positions to support the quick turn around operation used by the rental car agencies.

Vehicle Access Route: A new four-lane airport access road will connect the airport roadway system to the CONRAC Facility. This roadway provides the vehicular access and egress to the facility. The roadway will include a vehicular bridge that will cross Interstate 85, U.S. Hwy 29, CSX Railroad and the MARTA tracks.

Automated People Mover (APM) System: To accommodate passengers to and from the Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC) and the new CONRAC Facility, a new APM will be built. This APM will be similar to the one already in operation at the Airport, which takes you from concourse to concourse. The APM track will be elevated over I-85 and U.S. Hwy 29 and will have three stops including one near the Georgia International Convention Center.

Over the next three years, the infrastructure for the elevated guideway system and APM connecting the airport to CONRAC is being constructed. The project will impact the flow of pedestrian traffic in the Ground Transportation Center, an area where passengers connect with hotel, motel and rental car agency shuttles; taxicabs; limousines; and buses to on and off-site parking lots. » Learn more about the Automated People Mover (APM)

During construction of the APM system, many ground transportation services will have their staging locations altered. Customer service representatives and special color coordinated signs will be available to assist passengers at the airport.

Expected Changes during the CONRAC construction:

Limousine: Travelers who have reservations with limousine companies will find sedan limousine operations relocated from the current limousine lot to the South hourly parking deck.

Taxicabs: There are no changes in the taxicab operation during this construction. However, the area will now have a red taxi sign to indicate its location.

Atlanta Metro Shuttles: Shuttle vans will be relocated from Island F to the Green Bus aisle beginning April 24, 2006. » Click here for area map

Non-Metro Shuttles: Non-metro shuttle vans will be relocated from island E to the Green Bus aisle beginning April 24, 2006. » Click here for area map

Hotel Shuttle Service: Beginning May 5, 2006, passengers will find hotel shuttles moved further west to the area labeled with the Pink Bus in the Ground Transportation Center.

Atlanta Link Shuttle (City of Atlanta – Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead): The ticketing booth for the Atlanta Link Shuttle will relocate inside the Terminal adjacent to the Hertz Rental Car counter at the end of April.

On and Off-Site Airport Park-Ride Shuttles: Beginning May 5, 2006, off-site airport parking shuttles will be relocated further west to the area labeled with the Purple Bus in the Ground Transportation Center. Additionally, those passengers utilizing Hartsfield-Jackson’s Park-Ride shuttle service will find the pick-up location moved to the Teal Bus area located on the Terminal South outer curb.

BAGGAGE SECURITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport transitioned into the last phase of its in-line baggage security screening construction project at both terminals. Roadway construction is completed and System Testing and Commissioning continue until April, 2006 for Terminal South and June, 2006 for Terminal North.

Please note the following changes at Terminal South:
Kiss N Fly at Terminal South remains open and is a drop-off area.
Baggage check-in is still available at the Kiss N Fly area.
Passengers may be picked up at the curb and dropped off at the Kiss N Fly area for baggage check-in.

Changes at Terminal North:
Passengers may be dropped off and picked up at both inner and outer curbs.

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Phase I Phase II

FACT SHEET

The construction project is called the TSA Hold Baggage Screening Project. Its scope calls for the construction of two underground facilities, one at the North and South terminal, to electronically screen checked baggage in an automated manner.

Other goals of the project are to reduce congestion in our facilities by removing the large screening machines from the ticketing lobbies, and to minimize the impact of the project on all users of H-JAIA.

The facility at the North Terminal is roughly 67,000 square feet. The South Terminal facility is approximately 54,000 square feet. Each will be constructed under the curbside in front of the terminal. There will be two phases of construction with the portion at each Parking Deck, under the Outer Roadway, being constructed first and the portion against the Terminal, under the Inner roadway, being constructed last.

The Phase One construction, for both the north and south facilities, will take approximately six months. For the Phase Two portion, the south will require six months and the north will require an additional six to nine months.

The process to construct each facility will involve closing each portion of the road, digging out the dirt under the road, constructing the facility, reinstalling the roadways over the facility and reopening that portion of roadway. Almost all of the public impacts will cease after the Phase Two portion is constructed and the roads reopen.

After the facilities are constructed, the equipment to electronically screen each piece of checked baggage will be installed. New conveying systems to transport the bags from the airline check-in positions to the screening area will also be installed. In total, about 20,000 linear feet of new conveyors will be installed in the new facilities. That is almost four miles of new conveying systems.

Please check this site regularly for construction information on changes that could impact your visit to the airport. The following projects are presently underway at Hartsfield-Jackson:

Other Activities:
There are several unique construction activities on-going in and around Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. These activities include but are not limited project undertaken by; The Transportation Security Administration, the Airlines, concessions and support businesses at the airport.

Last Updated: March 30, 2006.