​​Photo credit: Serdar Kayman

The Newark Liberty International Airport faced a significant challenge when constructing a public garage and rental car facility with more than 6,000 vehicle spaces. The site was complex, with buried utility lines from multiple owners/agencies, including the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and tenant-owned electrical and communication lines. The redevelopment project required a complete overhaul of the site, including developing a new circulation roadway network, parking garage access points, employee parking, fuel delivery, and trash compactor facilities, all working in and around the existing elevated air train tracks.

Urban Engineers is the engineer-of-record for the Newark Liberty Airport Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility design project. You can find more information on Urban’s role here.

Below is a project update:

READY RETURN LEVELS

Temporary permits to occupy have been secured for all Ready Return levels.

TENANT IMPROVEMENTS

Notice to proceed was provided to the general contractor to begin Tenant Improvement work in exclusive-use areas.

PUBLIC PARKING / TERMINAL A

The New Terminal A opened to the public in January 2023, and CS Operators is currently maintaining the customer service core of the consolidated rent-a-car facility. The rent-a-car facility's opening date is to be determined.

OPERATIONAL READINESS ACTIVATION &TRANSITION (ORAT)

CS Operators is holding regularly scheduled meetings with the rent-a-car industry and has a team on-site to support the rent-a-car industry's transition to the new state-of-the-art facility later this year.

QUICK TURN-AROUND

Special systems (car wash, fueling, vacuums, and windshield washer fluid) have been tested, commissioned, and adjusted to ensure smooth operation upon opening.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Public parking levels 4 and 5 have electric vehicle charging capacity provided by the Port Authority. ConRAC Solutions is coordinating additional efforts for further electrification of the facility.

SCHEDULE

An opening date for the full facility is yet to be determined.

• Project & CFC Implementation Approval - July 2018
• Design Development Docs Complete - September 2018
• Close on Financing - May 2019
• Construction Start - June 2019
• Turnover of Public Parking Levels Four and Five - September 2022
• ConRAC Construction Base Building Substantial Completion - May 2023

ConRAC Solutions provide the above updates.

The Newark Liberty International Airport ConRAC is an integral component of the Terminal A Redevelopment Program to create a world-class airport experience. When complete, this new facility will offer numerous benefits to the Airport, RACs, their customers, and the traveling public.

Photo credit: ConRAC.

A photo from the project's EarthCam taken on July 24, 2023.

Vacuums and fuel islands have been tested and are ready for activation.

Car wash systems have been tested and commissioned.