The elevated, single storey Pavilion is the central component of the proposal, allowing significant space for new check-in and baggage facilities. This innovative solution will separate pedestrians and vehicles at the terminal face improving efficiency, safety and comfort for all terminal users. Passengers will either be dropped off onto a central island under the Pavilion where they will use travelators and lifts to move up into the Pavilion or will walk into the new building via walkways above the roadways from the car parks and the Airtrain station.
A key focus during BAC’s planning was to redesign the precinct’s road network to provide easier and safer access to the Domestic Terminal for pedestrians and faster entry and exit of the precinct for vehicles. Private vehicles, taxis and other transportation modes will also have dedicated lanes meaning less merging and weaving, which will also assist in improving traffic flows within the precinct. The reconfigured roads within the precinct will ultimately connect with BAC’s $200+ million Northern Access Road that is due for completion around mid 2009, as well as the precinct’s car parks, including a new multi-level short-stay car park.
The new eight-level car park will provide up to 5,300 new undercover car parks which, in combination with the existing long-term multi-level car park, would provide more than 9,000 parking spaces within the Domestic Terminal precinct. The new multi-level car park would feature innovative safety and security technologies including entry and exit number plate recognition, real-time displays of available car parks and closed circuit security cameras linked to a central control room. The proposed multi-level car park would be situated on the existing short stay parking area between the Domestic Terminal and the current long-term multi-level car park.
Other works proposed include the upgrade and expansion of sections of the existing Domestic Terminal building and building a new Central Energy Plant for the precinct.
