Paul Clinton
BURBANK -- With no new terminal on the horizon, Burbank Airport
officials are focusing their attention on sprucing up its existing
facilities.
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority unanimously approved
several "housekeeping" improvements Thursday that include new carpeting,
runway lights and repairs to the concrete parking structure.
The authority awarded a $255,583 contract to Encino-based National
Electrical Contractors to re-carpet the main terminal lobby and east
concourse (Gates A1 to A9). That work is scheduled to begin in
mid-October and must be completed within 45 days. The work will be done
at night, with minimal inconvenience to travelers, according to airport
spokesman Victor Gill.
The authority also awarded a $295,000 contract to BB Construction,
from Monrovia, to repair cracks and other signs of deterioration in the
parking structure. The firm will begin work in mid-October and must
complete the job within three months.
While the work is in progress, approximately 50 parking spaces will be
unavailable at any given time, Gill said. The airport's main structure
has 420 spaces, 10% of the 4,160 total available to customers.
The authority also approved a $118,814 outlay to pay for new landing
lights at the end of Runway 15, which points east and west. The Federal
Aviation Administration, the agency that owns and operates the lights,
will replace the white strobes but Burbank will pick up the tab. A work
schedule was not available.
