Airport manager takes bouncing old building

In coming days ending demolished building that dates from the mid-80s.

HASDC promising new area of migration which will be ready in June 2010.

Houston Airport System took over the leadership of Juan Santamaría Airport en Alajuela, Costa Rica and with them the demolition of the last remaining old building at the airport.

This is the block C, where the boarding room number 6 and that it retained the architectural design which was built in the mid-80s.

It will build a new hall with capacity for 150 passengers, and a new boarding bridge, explained the director of Engineering, Eduardo Chamberlain.

Over the next 11 months, passengers have to use a temporary tunnel to go from east to west in the air terminal.

The beginning of this work was done yesterday with the presence of the Minister of Transport, Karla González, and the president of Houston Airport System Development Corporation (HASDC), Jeffrey Scheferman.

In addition to the machinery that destroys the old walls, a concrete mixer began shipping the new fixed bridge in the room 6.

HASDC and partners from Canada and Brazil must deliver in 12 months the new building for Migration, which will have 24 seats to the attention of travelers.

The structure of 9000 square meters will also have space for 8 X-ray arcs and administrative offices.

On the first floor, also will double the area for the counters (counters) of the airlines.

Works on the track. Over the next 12 months, the building will remain in the hands of the builder Edic, who was the firm contracted by the previous manager: Alterra.

Edica must now also build three new aircraft parking for the rooms facing boarding 4, 5 and 6.

Every parking ramp for a concrete slab 40 cm thick with a capacity to serve aircraft type C, including the Airbus A320.

Jeffrey Scheferman acknowledged that the company made a commitment to deliver the works within 12 months and can not violate the deadline.

Gonzalez explained the minister, if the signature does not deliver on time, this would involve a breach of contract and the termination of the relationship with HASDC.