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and the other 20 years old. During busy periods, it was sometimes 
a challenge for a traveler to find a garage space.”
The final design for the new facility was completed in 2019, 
and bids were sent out later that year. Construction was slated to 
start in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the process 
several years. “By 2023, passenger traffic had returned to 2019 
levels, and the project was restarted.” 
LS3P Associates, which provided the design work, was 
named the project’s architect. LCK was chosen for construction 
management services, and Brasfield & Gorrie was selected to be 
the general contractor.
The entire project team had to deal with a tight location, 
sandwiched among GSP’s two other parking garages, the main 
terminal and the main entrance road to the terminal. “The project 
was on a very constrained site with active operations on all four 
sides,” Howell remarks. “We worked closely with the rental car 
companies and met with them as both a group and individually. 
It was important to have their input on how their individual 
operations worked.” 
The design and construction package finished in 2019 basically 
remained the same when the project was re-bid in 2023. While 
the project was on hiatus during the pandemic, building codes 
were updated, and the design team had to incorporate those 
revisions into the package prior to re-bidding. The LS3P team of 
design consultants paid particular attention to the consolidated 
rental car facility, which brought all eight of the airport’s rental car 
companies together under one roof. 
The transaction lobby includes contemporary restrooms, seating 
and large windows facing the terminal. Finish materials for floors, 
walls and ceilings echo those used in GSP’s existing facilities to 
create design continuity throughout the airport campus. 
“Terrazzo and tile floor patterns within 
the main terminal were incorporated into 
the flooring of the new garage,” says Brian 
Bresg, LS3P principal, vice president 
and aviation section leader. “We utilized 
the same finish materials, color palette 
and lighting themes as those in the main 
terminal. Restroom finish materials and 
GSP proprietary details match those in the 
concourse and terminal building.”
The garage was constructed utilizing pre-cast concrete 
structure and façade for the flat plate parking levels. Hiring a 
local supplier simplified construction logistics. “All the columns, 
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