b'SPECIAL 54 MCI SPECIAL REPORT PARKINGREPORTNew 7-Level Garage Increases ParkingCapacity and Convenience for CustomersBY KRISTEN RINDFLEISCHWhen Kansas City InternationalStructural FeaturesAirport (MCI) debuted its newThe seven-level garage was built through terminal in February, it alsoa collaborative design-build partnership opened a new 6,200-space parking garageof BNIM and JE Dunn Construction. The to go with it. The pre-cast concrete structuregarage includes exterior speed ramps to all was built to accommodate growing demandlevels of the garage, four commercial lanes, for on-site parking and provide customersvalet parking and elevators to the terminal. with ready access to the terminal. The new infrastructure also bodes well for airportThe building was constructed from 4,382 employees, because they will begin parkingpre-cast concrete pieces, with a shingled in one of the previous terminal garages afterglass faade on the north and west sides, related projects are finished.plus a curtain wall system on the west end that faces the terminal. The structural pre-FACTS&FIGURESMCI is located in the northwest quadrantcast design brings to of Kansas Citys metropolitan area, butmarket a new (for our Project: New Terminal Parking Garage much of the population density is on theregion) 15-foot pre-Location: Kansas City (MO) Intl Airport south side. As a result, many travelerscast double-T size, Size: 2.5 million sq. ft. drive themselves to the airport, causingsays BNIM Architect Cost: $151 million significant parking capacity issues in theMark Neibling. This past. The airports two previous garageshelped reduce the Construction: Aug. 2020Feb. 2023 had about 2,200 spaces each, but several Capacity: 6,200 spaces pre-cast piece countMARK NEIBLINGstudies determined the new garage wouldand will continue Key Components: Exterior speed ramps, 4 commercialneed 6,000 to 7,000 spaces. to impact future projects in the region. lanes, valet parking, electric vehicle charging stations,Building the new garage proved toRedundant power feeds from multiple utility photovoltaic solar integration, parking guidance systemArchitect: BNIM be tricky because it needed to be insubstations/generation systems helped the middle of the large project site thateliminate the need for a local backup Construction: JE Dunn Construction included the new terminal. To minimize thegenerator. They also allow MCI to keep Photovoltaic Solar Array: Good Energy Solutions impact on travelers during construction,more of the garage online (e.g., revenue Glass Faades: Bendheim; Lngle Glas the Kansas City Aviation Departmentcollection equipment) in the event of Parking Guidance System: Park Assist M5 Smart Sensor,and its design-build partner Clark | Weitzpower outages and provide a high level of by TKH Security | Clarkson used master planning andredundancy and safety, Neibling adds.Key Benefits: Increased parking capacity; automatedroadway adjustments to route travelersBNIM and JE Dunn coordinated closely guidance system directs drivers to open spaces; formeraround the new project site before takingwith Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which terminal garage will be used for employee parkingout the existing roadways. May | June 2023AirportImprovement.com'