b'PARKINGFSD 21THK Security has seen significant growth among airportKimley-Horn also designed the structure so it could be clientele since COVID-19 travel restrictions lifted. Accordingeasily expanded without significantly affecting FSDs day-to-to Sparrow, airports that previously had parking to spare haveday operations. It was built with in-place expansion joints and increasingly seen their lots and garages maxing out due to recorddouble columns, and designers sized the foundations to support volume amid the recent revenge travel phenomenon. adjacent future construction to the south or north of the structure, Pre-pandemic, a 10% or 15% surplus was common. Now thatwhenever more enclosed parking is needed.isnt the case, he says. Adding guidance systems maximizes theSioux Falls had the foresight to understand they would want existing (parking) assets. to expand, and they wanted us to anticipate how that could or Designers at FSD took great care towould occur, Schwientek says. They can literally build right next plan for the safe separation of vehicles andto (the new garage) and make it look, when its finished, like this pedestrians, both within the garage and forwas one continuous facility.those crossing the street to enter or exit theAnother example of careful planning is found in the garages terminal, adds Jerry Schwientek, a projectbelow-ground civil engineering. Initial recommendations called for manager with Kimley-Horn.deep foundations that would have been both costly and extremely Jaycee Lane, the road that fronts FSD,noisy to install. Instead, Kimley-Horn used extensive preliminary has limited curb space for unloading.JERRY SCHWIENTEK soils testing, soil improvements and a spread foundationa simpler Whenever it became congested, drivers previously had to parkapproach that also aligned with the capabilities of local contractors. across the street and cross traffic on foot. To mitigate such risksThat, in turn, enabled FSD to benefit from more competition when and accommodate future growth in commercial operations,the contract went out for bid, reducing overall construction costs.the garages first floor was designed with a higher clearance soInstead of saying, This is the only subcontractor you can hire curbing for buses could later be expanded to unload passengersfor this particular type of specialized foundation work, almost any within an enclosed environment and off the street. contractor could do an excavation, Schwientek explains. This AirportImprovement.comNovember | December 2024'