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PARKING
May | June 2026      AirportImprovement.com
GSP 
During construction from February 2024 
to early December 2025, LCK maintained 
an office at the airport and had a daily 
presence at the jobsite. Two staff members 
were involved in pre-construction planning, 
and then two more supervised construction 
when it started. 
Throughout the project, Rush 
emphasized the importance of 
communication. “We had frequent meetings 
in person with the owner and general 
contractor. That helped keep all parties on 
the same page,” he says. 
Complex Undertaking
Erecting the large pre-cast garage while 
GSP continued operating 24/7 was a 
complicated challenge for the project team. 
Last year, during the height of construction, 
approximately 3.1 million passengers 
streamed through the airport. 
Kimberly Bailey, 
project director for 
Brasfield & Gorrie, set 
up shop in a temporary 
trailer next to the 
jobsite to keep close 
tabs on construction. 
“Our headquarters 
was on a vacant lot, which provided easy 
access for trucks delivering materials,” she 
says. “Those vehicles were able to use 
Stevens Road, a local thoroughfare not open 
to the public. The workers had a separate lot 
in which to park.”
Applying stickers to crew members’ hard 
hats helped identify who was cleared for 
access to the jobsite. Security requirements 
would have been much more stringent if the 
construction site had been located airside, 
Bailey adds. 
KIMBERLY BAILEY
One double-strand helix provides 
vertical circulation for rental 
customers; another on the opposite 
corner serves the general public.   

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