GSP Terminal Improvement Program is Underway …elevatingtheupstate.com/downloads/GSP_Phase_One.pdf4...

2000 GSP Drive, Suite 1 ● Greer, SC 29651 ● Greenville: 864.877.7426 ● Spartanburg: 864.439.4476 ● Fax: 864.848.6225

www.gspairport.com

_____________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release Price Atkinson Monday, May 14, 2012 GSP Terminal Improvement Project

Communication Contact 864.232.2302

[email protected]

NEWS RELEASE

Phase One of the GSP Terminal Improvement Program is Underway

Parking Garage A

Greer, SC – Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) marks the beginning of a multi-

phase Terminal Improvement Program to modernize the main terminal building, improve

passenger flow and upgrade the facility to further enhance the passenger experience.

The scheduled 48-month Program will be GSP’s second comprehensive terminal improvement

since the facility opened in 1962. The first terminal improvement project completed in 1989

expanded the terminal from 66,000 square feet to 226,000 square feet and cost $50 million.

Approximately $100 million plus is budgeted for the current overall Program with airport funds

being used to fund 80 percent of the Program. The remaining 20 percent of funding will come

from a combination of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement

Program Fund and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), for the new baggage

screening system. No local taxpayer dollars will be used to fund any portion of the Program and

the terminal will remain operational throughout the duration of the Program.

“We are very excited about the updates and improvements that are coming” GSP President and

CEO Dave Edwards said. “While utilizing the existing footprint of the building we will improve


www.gspaiport.com

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Commission GSP Announces Four-Year Terminal Improvement Program

the flow of traffic, introduce new technology and modernize the look and feel of the terminal.

Our design team has worked hard to preserve key elements so that our new terminal will be

reminiscent of what it is today.”

The Program is scheduled to take 48 months and will include four primary phases:

• Phase 1 – Enabling Package (Including Rental Car Customer Center, North Wing,

Concourse Expansion, Electrical System)

• Phase 2 – Bag Claim Renovations (Including South Bridge / Vertical Circ., HVAC)

• Phase 3 – Building Core (Including Ticketing, Concessions Hall, Checkpoint)

• Phase 4 – Concourse Renovations (Including Final Project Wrap-up)

Phase 1, which is underway, includes the relocation and expansion of the rental car facilities in

Parking Garage A. Customer Service counters and offices for each of the five rental car agencies

will be constructed inside Parking Garage A. This new design will provide customers with one

central location for rental car services. Currently, customers check-in at the agency desk inside

the terminal and then go outside to the garage to pick-up their keys and their car. By

consolidating and relocating all rental car services to the garage, the rental process for customers

is streamlined and space inside the terminal becomes available for the execution of other projects

to come later in the Terminal Improvement Program.

1 1 3

4 4 1

2


www.gspaiport.com


At the completion of the project, approximately 120 parking spaces will be lost to the general

public in Garage A. However, the economy parking lot is being expanded adding 450 additional

spaces. This expansion should be completed by the end of August 2012.

Some other information for customers and passengers utilizing Parking Garage A:

• There will be no immediate changes to the entrances or exits of Garage A.

• Driving patterns inside the garage will be affected on Levels 1-3, but unaffected on

Levels 4 and 5.

• Ample parking is still available on all floors of the Parking Garage A and Parking Garage

B will be unaffected by the construction.

• Changes to Garage A will occur on levels one, two and three only.

• Parking rates will not be affected.

• During the estimated three week demolition in May, the majority of work will take place

at night.

• Construction areas and preferred walking paths will be clearly marked.

Skanska Moss, a joint venture between Skanska USA Building and local contractor Moss &

Associates, is serving as the Construction Manager at Risk for the entire length of the Program.

For updates throughout the Program, follow GSP on Twitter (@GSPAirport) and Facebook

(Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport) and also stay tuned for the launch of the new

Terminal Improvement Program website coming soon.

WATCH: GSP Approved Renovation Walkthrough


www.gspaiport.com


About Skanska USA Building and Moss & Associates

Skanska USA Building is one of the largest, most financially sound construction networks in

the country serving a broad range of industries including healthcare, education, sports, data

centers, government, aviation, transportation, power, energy and

water/wastewater. Headquartered in New York with 36 offices across the country, Skanska USA

employs approximately 9,400 employees.

Moss & Associates is a privately held construction company ranked among the nation’s top 100

building contractors. With average annual revenues exceeding more than $440 million a year

over the past five years, the company provides design-build, general construction, construction

management and preconstruction services for commercial, residential and institutional facilities

developed throughout the United States and Bahamas. Based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the

company has a local office in Greenville. For more information about Moss, please visit the

firm’s website at www.mosscm.com.

###

GSP Terminal Improvement Program is Underway …elevatingtheupstate.com/downloads/GSP_Phase_One.pdf4...

Documents

Transcript of GSP Terminal Improvement Program is Underway …elevatingtheupstate.com/downloads/GSP_Phase_One.pdf4...