www.Parctel.com: The Port of Portland Commission recently approved the addition of a new long-term parking garage at PDX. Atop the garage will be the new Port of Portland headquarters facility.
The structure will be built adjacent to the present parking garage at PDX in a portion of the current long-term parking lot. It will have room for an additional 3,000 vehicles and 500 rental car spaces. Offices on the top three floors will house most Port employees who work now at PDX, as well as employees who work in the current headquarters building in downtown Portland.
The garage has been planned for many years, with the need becoming more apparent with each holiday when all airport parking lots fill to near capacity. As planning proceeded on the new garage, it presented an opportunity to examine the cost and operational benefits of building a new headquarters facility and consolidating the staff in one location.
The Port will not use tax money to fund the new facility, and there will be no increase in airport fees.
Construction on the garage begins this summer. During construction, parking in the long-term parking lot may fill up more quickly. Be sure to check the new signs as you approach the airport on Airport Way, or visit the Port of Portland web site to get an up-to-date status report on parking availability.
A portion of the new garage will open in 2008, and it will be fully open in 2009. The Port headquarters will be complete in spring 2010.
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