b'PARKINGORD25FACTS&FIGURES was served solely by a surface lot withThat strategy didnt pan out becauseProject: New Parking Garage946 spaces. Although the new garageof limited available land and theLocation: Chicago OHare Intl Airport, Terminal 5was built on a portion of that lot, 636 ofcommitment airport officials madeSize: 6 levelsits spaces were preserved. An enclosedto airlines regarding the number ofCapacity: 1,704 spaces in garage; 636 more in adjacent surface lotpedestrian bridge on the first level of theparking spaces that would be addedProjected Cost: $191 milliongarage connects it with Terminal 5. for Terminal 5. That meant the garageFunding: General airport revenue bonds backed by future airline Construction of the parking garageneeded to be built up rather than out.fees & chargescame on the heels of a $1.3 billionPlanning ahead, project designersFeatures: Real-time space availability system; enclosed expansion and renovation of Terminal 5allowed for a second phase ofpedestrian bridge that connects with Terminal 5; 48 charging that was completed in early 2023. Thatconstruction with up to 1,450 additionalstations for electric vehiclesproject added 350,000 square feet andparking spaces if/when more capacityGrand Opening: Oct. 202410 new gates, increasing the terminalsis needed.Construction Manager at Risk: AECOM Hunt Clayco Bowacapacity by 25% and expandingConstruction began in late 2022, ledArchitect: SCBpassenger amenity space by 75%.by the joint venture firm AECOM HuntStructural Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti Randerson, a 28-year employee atClayco Bowa as construction managerStructural Engineering/Civil: Milhouse Engineeringthe Chicago Department of Aviation,at risk. A total of 189 participating& Constructionexplains that Terminal 5 didnt requirecontractors were part of the effort,Participating Contractors: 189, including 47 minority-owned much long-term parking when itincluding 47 minority-owned firmscompanies & 39 women-led firmsopened in 1993 because it was usedand 39 women-led firms. One of theConcrete Contractors: F.H. Paschen; Sachi Construction; Allen more time-consuming challenges wasPrestwoodprimarily for international flights. ButMechanical Contractor: Ochoa Mechanical Groupthat changed in recent years, startingrelocating underground utility line before in 2018, when domestic carriers beganconstruction began.Electrical Contactors: Connelly Electric; Sonoma Underground; Chicago Voice & Dataoperating from Terminal 5. CurrentUltimately, building vertically instead ofPlumbing Contractors: Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating; domestic operators in the terminalhorizontally provided an added feature:Reyes Groupinclude Frontier, Southwest, Delta, Aveloprime views of the airfield and ChicagoAutomated Parking Guidance System: Park Assistand Sun Country. skyline from the top floor of the garage.by TKH Security The Terminal 5 expansion and parkingFrom a sustainability standpoint, theAccess & Revenue Control System: Metropolisgarage are both part of OHare 21, agarage includes 48 electrical vehicleKey Benefits: Added parking capacity for terminals growing long-term curb-to-gate transformationcharging stations, with capacity todomestic traffic; covered spaces; view of airfield & Chicago skyline of the airports entire terminal complexadd more if there is demand fromfrom top floorrecently projected to cost $7.6 billion.customers. Metropolis and associated Designed to Meet Demand subcontractors designed, procured The new parking facility is a cast-in-placeand installed the parking access and concrete structure with six rectangularrevenue control system. The company OPTIMIZED SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR AIRPORTSfloor plates between helix ramps at bothleveraged its years of experience at endsone ascending on the west end,ORD and other airports to ensure that the other descending on the east end.the new garage worked in concert withGateKeeper App-139Wolf explains that the circular ramps,existing operating systems and would commonly called speed ramps, provide\x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x1d\x19\x18\x1a\x17\x17\x18\x16\x15\x14\x13\x19\x12\x1d\x11\x1c\x15\x14\x18\x1a\x15\x10\x18\x0f\x1c\x0e\x18\x0c\x0e\x10\x19\x0e\x14\x0bserve future needs as well.\x1f\x1f\x18\x16\x15\x14\x13\x19\x12\x1d\x11\x1c\x15\x18\x1c\x1b\x13\x17\x11\x1a\x15\x12\x19\x0ba more efficient flow of traffic than the\x18\x08\x07\x08\x18\x1a\x15\x10\x18\x1d\x0e\x1a\x11\x15\x11\x15\x06\x18\x1b\x1c\x10\x1e\x17\x19\x0bsloped ramps found in most parkingEnhanced Security Featuregarages. Incorporating helix ramps alsoLeveraging technology, designers uses space more efficiently and reduces sharp turns for drivers, he adds.equipped the garage with Park Assist, anGateKeeper TNC-Opsautomated guidance system from TKH\x1c\x1b\x13\x17\x11\x1a\x15\x12\x19\x18\x19\x15\x05\x1c\x0e\x12\x19\x1b\x19\x15\x1d\x0bIt was not obvious in the earlySecurity that uses cameras and smart\x04\x1a\x17\x11\x10\x1a\x1d\x19\x18\x1b\x1c\x15\x1d\x03\x17\x02\x18\x01\x7f\x18\x0e\x19\x19\x15\x1e\x19\x0bplanning stages that this structuresensors to provide drivers with real-time\x7f\x1c\x18\x05\x19\x1a\x1d\x1e\x0e\x11\x15\x06\x18\x1a\x12\x12\x19\x14\x14\x18\x12\x1c\x15\x1d\x0e\x1c\x17\x18\x11\x1a\x18\x18\x12\x1a\x1b\x19\x0e\x1a\x14\x0bwould be six stories, Wolf shares. Weinformation about available parking were interested in preserving the view ofspaces. According to airport personnel, the existing terminal, and investigatedit is already improving efficiency andGateKeeper CVMShow that might be facilitated by keepinghelping increasing revenue.the garage low and on a broader\x17\x19\x11\x17\x19\x18\x18\x1a\x1c\x0e\x10\x1a\x17\x19\x18\x1c\x1d\x03\x19\x14\x03\x19\x17\x05\x18\x14\x1c\x1a\x0e\x19\x0bThe system also includes Park\x08\x1d\x0e\x19\x1a\x1b\x17\x11\x15\x19\x18\x1a\x10\x1b\x11\x15\x11\x14\x1d\x0e\x1a\x1d\x11\x19\x18\x1c\x13\x19\x0e\x1a\x1d\x11\x1c\x15\x14\x0b\x18footprint. Surveillance, an optional software upgrade\x04\x11\x0e\x1d\x1e\x1a\x17\x18\x1e\x19\x1e\x19\x11\x15\x06\x18\x11\x1d\x03\x18\x1a\x1d\x19\x19\x19\x13\x19\x0e\x18\x19\x11\x14\x13\x1a\x1d\x12\x03\x0b651-365-0700www.gksys.comAirportImprovement.comOctober 2025'