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Old Feb 2, 2026 | 8:21 am
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Originally Posted by MileHighColorado
Your wish is my command

Denver International Airport (DIA) is developing a new $1.2 billion+ Consolidated Rental Car Facility (ConRAC) to unify all on-site rental brands under one roof and eliminate current, spread-out surface lots. The project, featuring a new transit system connecting to the terminal, is slated to begin construction in late 2025, with completion aimed for roughly 2028, designed to accommodate 120+ million annual passengers

https://www.flydenver.com/about-den/...ucture/conrac/
These things are typically boondoggles for the airport authority, the landowner who sells it the land, and the construction companies that inevitably run many years and many millions of dollars over budget.

The customers wind up paying for it all through hefty facility and transportation fees which will no doubt shortly be added to all DEN rentals, years before the facility ever opens. Some of the facilities do wind up being an improvement over the prior set-up (e.g., SFO), some not so much (e.g., SAN).
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