b'16 FSD PARKINGSioux Falls Regional Opens South Dakotas First Multi-Level Airport Parking Structure BY CHRIS JONESFACTS&FIGURESSometimes theres nowhere to gomovement between garage and terminal. but up. It conveys travelers to or from the airports Project: New Parking Structure & Pedestrian Skybridge main entrance by way of a two-story lobby Location: Sioux Falls Regional Airport, in SD That was literally true at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), wherecomplete with dual escalators, a stairway Size: 4 stories; 960 parking spaces skyrocketing demand for parking coupledand an elevator. Total Cost: $62 million with seemingly insurmountable land-useAirport Deputy Funding: 100% airport-fundedconstraints led to the recent developmentDirector Richard King Highlights: Covered rooftop shields top level fromof the first vertical airport parking structuresays customers rising inclement weather, including heavy snowfall; 2 oversizedin South Dakota. expectations drove digital displays facing adjacent highwayThe four-story, 960-space garage thatthe decision to save Timeline: Design began early 2020; construction startedopened at FSD in early October has short- for and invest in an in fall 2022; garage opened Oct. 1, 2024 term parking on the ground level and threealternative to open-air Contractor: Henry Carlson Construction upper floors for daily and long-term users.surface parking, whichRICHARD KINGLead Engineer: KLJ EngineeringA roof over the fourth floor ensures thatremains the standard Structural Engineering/Parking Consultation:even vehicles and customers on the topat every other airport in the state.Kimley-Horn level are protected from the regions frigidThe community was demanding a better Architecture, Interior Design, Mechanical/ winter snow and stifling summer sunlight. environment, especially with our winter Electrical/Plumbing Engineer: TSPThe $62 million project was entirelyclimate, King explains. It speaks volumes Landscape Architecture: Confluencefinanced with local airport funds.with the public when you afford them Digital Video Displays: Daktronics with the opportunity to come back from a Angled quick ramps make it easy to driveJanuary business trip or vacation and their Automated Parking Guidance System: TKHfrom top to bottom, and each floor featurescar isnt covered by 3 feet of snow.Security digital displays that help direct drivers to Steel Bridge Fabrication: Egger Steel levels with available spaces. The garage alsoAt a CrossroadsPrecast Concrete: Gage Brothers Concrete Products includes 22 electric vehicle charging stationsSioux Falls stands in the southeastern Parking Management: SP+ | A Metropolis company spread across multiple levels. corner of South Dakota near the Iowa Parking Management Systems: FlashParkingAn enclosed glass and steel skybridgeand Minnesota state lines; the airports Whats Next: 6-gate concourse expansion slated toallows for temperature-controlledcatchment area also includes part of begin construction in spring 2025November | December 2024AirportImprovement.com'