Denver’s auditor declares Denver International Airport requires to do a much better job at maintaining things like the train and also escalators. An audit discovered that DIA doesn’t keep track of the third-party firms that are supposed to keep them moving.
Between January and also May of this year, there were greater than 4,000 outages of escalators, elevators as well as the train.
Auditor Timothy O’Brian claimed that’s greater than the contracts permit yet the airport didn’t appropriately punish the specialists. He claimed falling behind on fixings can cause greater expenses and also more difficulty for guests in the future.
” Denver International Airport remains in the middle of a huge project to upgrade as well as broaden the Great Hall and terminals, however at the exact same time, the possessions the airport terminal already owns requirement maintenance and also much better monitoring,” O’Brien stated in a declaration.
Update: DIA released the complying with declaration about the audit Thursday evening:
DEN functioned very closely with the Auditor’s Office on this assessment, has actually currently implemented a number of the recommended recommendations and also has a plan in place to deal with the auditor’s searchings for. The security as well as maintenance of our capital possessions, including transportations like lifts, escalators, moving walkways and the train to evictions is something we take really seriously.
DEN is an aging facility but we’re purchasing our infrastructure and also as new contracting chances arise, we’re using lessons gained from the past to improve our contracts moving forward. Already we’ve seen improvements from these efforts. We likewise have a durable preventative upkeep plan already in position to lower the requirement for long-term fixings.
Denver International Airport East Economy Parking Lot Closes, Pikes Peak Shuttle Lot Will Open Friday
Denver International Airport is making some changes to its vehicle parking arrangement ahead of the holiday traveling thrill. The East Economy Lot closed Monday to make sure that the shuttle bus can be transferred to the Pikes Peak shuttle bus lot, which will open Friday and remain open 24/7 through Jan. 6, 2022.
The airport terminal stated the Pikes Peak great deal is more spacious and less expensive to park at– $8 a day, compared to regarding $17 a day at the economy great deal.
” We have to shut our East Economy great deal in order to open Pikes Peak, however rest assured our West Economy whole lot is still open, and also opening up Pikes Peak will allow us about 12,000 even more places since allow’s claim Pikes Peak fills out, then we will start to use our Mount Elbert Shuttle Lot,” stated flight terminal speaker Alex Renteria.
The west entrance right into the Pikes Peak great deal is presently closed due to building, so drivers need to take Peña Boulevard, exit at 75th Ave., head east to North Elk St. as well as turn right into the great deal.
As a result of the ongoing bus driver shortage, the shuttle bus services from the Pikes Peak whole lot will certainly be decreased, so passengers that park there should allow themselves an extra 45 minutes to reach the terminal.
Renteria claimed the airport terminal still requires to hire regarding 20 more bus drivers in order to open up all the parking lots permanently.
” All of our parking areas are 24 hour operations, so somebody may require to reach the airport terminal at 4 a.m., and also someone may require to receive from the airport at 8 a.m., so we need to ensure that whichever great deal we open up, that we’re able to totally staff it if there are shuttle bus, to ensure that individuals aren’t stranded,” said Renteria.