BURBANK, CA-Those who follow @GlobeStcom onTwitter and @GlobeStLIVE may haveseen a post teasing the announcement, but GlobeSt.com has learnedthat McCarthy Building Cos. has recently startedconstruction on the new $72.7 million Bob Hope Airport RegionalIntermodal Transportation Center. The facility is being built to“provide seamless connectivity for airport, train and buspassengers, as well as rental car customers and bicyclists,”according to a prepared statement.

As part of the project design intended to meet LEED Silvercertification standards, sustainable construction methods such asmaintaining proper indoor air quality, utilizing local labor andmaterials and recycling construction waste will be employed. Solar panels generating roughly 1.5 megawatts of clean energy willbe installed on top of the RITC by the City of Burbank, accordingto the release.

The 520,000-square-foot project includes construction of athree-level consolidated rental car parking structure with a carwash and fueling system; a rental car customer service building;and a ground level bus transit station for MTA, Burbank Bus, Amtrakand charter/shuttle buses. The bus station features an open airdesign complemented by 16 art panels adorning all three levels ofthe structure. Work also entails construction of an elevated, 1,100foot-long moving walkway which will transport rental car customersand rail and bus passengers between the RITC and airportterminal.