Airport to get 2 multi-level parking lots

Chennai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK





Chennai airport will get two multi-level parking lots with the capacity to accommodate 750 to 1000 cars each on either side of the airport metro rail station.The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has started internal discussions to build multi-level parking lots at the airport and redesign the traffic flow pattern at the city-side of the terminal buildings. Officials from Delhi held a meeting with officials here to thrash out the details of the project so that it could be presented to AAI headquarters for approval.
The parking lots will be designed, built and operated by a private company. A tender will be floated after the pro ject gets technical and commercial approval. A senior official of AAI said the parking lots could be constructed at the height of the metro rail station. “We have surveyed the space that is available for building the facilities. Details like the number of floors and slots will be decided later. The criteria is that at least 1,000 cars should be accommodated in one multi-level car park,“ he added.
He also said that the time schedule and deadline for construction would be worked out after the discussions are completed. A traffic pattern will also be worked out to fine-tune vehicle flow for the parking lot. The airport currently has a parking lot that can accommodate 1,600 cars.The project was supposed to be carried out during phase 1expansion of the airport when new terminals were built.
AAI was originally planning to build one multi-level parking lot. Now, with the metro operational, the plan is to have two parking lots.