The 2.5-mile extension of an automated sky train system, currently under construction at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, will go a long way toward easing traffic tie-ups by eliminating the buses that shuttle between a ground transportation center and the airport’s rental car facility.
The electrically propelled PHX Sky Train also will reduce emissions generated by vehicles, thereby reducing the airport’s carbon footprint, says Kyle Kotchou, deputy aviation director of design and construction with the city of Phoenix Aviation Dept.