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For Immediate Release
August 7, 2001
The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners'
approval vote on the recommended $1.38 billion budget for the planned
Oakland International Airport Terminal Expansion (TEx) program allows
the program management team and master architect to continue developing
designs in preparation for a planned fall 2002 construction groundbreaking.
The TEx concept was developed using accepted airport terminal planning
methodology to determine the planning day schedule, traffic volumes
and operations requirements. Industry standards for passenger levels
of service - as established by the International Air Transport Association
(IATA) - and other appropriate planning factors and standards were
applied in determining the facilities requirements.
Features of the program are:
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The new L-shaped Main Terminal
Building will accommodate baggage handling activities on the first
level, aircraft concourse and hold rooms on the second level,
ticket counters and ticketing lobby on the third level, and a
fourth level for the mechanical equipment. The new concourses
will provide twelve (12) additional gates. Existing Terminal 1
will be demolished. Existing Terminal 2 and its adjacent concourse
will be remodeled for international arrivals processing and wide-body
aircraft. Access to the new and existing concourses will be through
a centralized security checkpoint area and a new consolidated
Concessions Hall.
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A new, two-level, terminal access
roadway will be built to expand the curb capacity and to provide
access to both levels. The existing terminal access loop will
be realigned and widened.
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The existing South Concourse will be
renovated. It will continue to provide domestic aircraft gates.
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The existing Terminal 2 will be
renovated. Aircraft gates on the Terminal 2 concourse will be
configured for use either as domestic gates or for international
arrivals.
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FIS functions
will be relocated to the renovated Terminal 2 building. The existing
FIS facility will be demolished.
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A parking structure with
approximately 6,000 parking spaces will be built. Two covered,
unenclosed pedestrian bridges will be provided to connect the
parking structure with the departures level of the terminal frontage
roadway. A third, enclosed pedestrian bridge will connect the
fifth level of the garage and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Connector station with the mezzanine level of the terminal building.
The first level of parking will be dedicated to rental cars, with
the remaining levels designated for public parking. A quick turn-around
(QTA) facility for the rental cars will be constructed in the
vicinity of the garage.
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designed to accommodate the rental car operators on the first
level and the Port administrative offices on the second and third
level.
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Surface parking areas are conveniently
provided adjacent to the garage and terminal building.
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A revised
access roadway between the airport entrance and Interstate-880
is currently under construction. This revised access roadway will
be connected to a new terminal loop system to be constructed as
part of this program. New roadways will include land side entry
and exit roadways, which connect to the two-level terminal frontage
road, parking structure and surface parking lots. Re-circulation
routes will also be provided. A right-of-way for the connector
system between the terminal and the Coliseum BART station will
be provided, though the BART Connector will not be constructed
as part of the TEx program. The right-of-way for the station is
located to provide convenient and direct access to the terminal
building.
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The existing central utility plant is not adequate to meet the
future needs of the new expanded terminal and additional facilities.
The construction of the new terminal will also require demolition
of the existing plant. A replacement plant, incorporating all
required mechanical and electrical equipment for emergency power
generation, electrical distribution, chillers, boilers, and fire
protection will be constructed northeast of the existing Terminal
2. Utility distribution systems serving the terminal expansion
program area will be upgraded or replaced as required to meet
increased demand levels and will be realigned as required, accommodating
the construction of new facilities. Studies are also underway
to compare the above traditional CUP facility versus a CUP incorporating
an electric co-generation plant. A decision on the type of CUP
facility will be made at the end of the schematic design phase.
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Terminal ramps and aircraft
parking areas serving the proposed new terminal concourse and
existing concourses will include new apron areas and associated
airside utility improvements to accommodate new gates at the new
Main Terminal. It will also include modifications to the existing
aircraft apron and hydrant fueling system where gates are to be
realigned. Existing taxi lane pavements will be adjusted to conform
to new apron areas.
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The location of new construction will require the demolition and
replacement of the Port's belly-cargo operation and associated
land-side site improvements including service roads and parking.
The design concept for the new airport terminal complex at Oakland
International Airport will be consistent with the TEx program
mission statement and the guiding principles previously adopted.
The concept will draw equally from the character of Oakland and
the greater East Bay region.
In applying these guiding principles, the TEx
program is recommending a regional orientation for the terminal.
The Concessions Hall will reflect the character of Oakland and its
immediate vicinity. The North Terminal concourse will reflect the
character of the North Bay Area including the Napa Valley. Likewise,
the South and East concourses will reflect the character of the
South and East Bay Areas, respectively. In the future, if the West
concourse is built, it is anticipated to reflect the character of
the San Francisco Peninsula. The art to be incorporated into the
terminal complex should support the specific themes of the areas
in which the art will be located.
Contact:
Harold Jones
Communications Director
(510) 627-1564
hjones@portoakland.com |
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