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Sacramento Airport Garage Construction Progresses By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
A six-story, $390-million building is about to stake its place on the Sacramento skyline. That’s good news for travelers through the Sacramento International Airport (SMF) who might be pleased to know the new Terminal B garage will come with 5,500 parking spots and numerous other amenities that should make flying the friendly skies that much friendlier. The $229 million design-build contract was awarded to locally owned Otto Construction, which also built Terminal A. It is “a significant milestone as the first design-build project in Sacramento County’s history,” said Scott Johnston, SMF senior public relations officer. “The garage will be built on the same footprint as our former hourly lot which had approximately 700 spots,” Johnson said. “It’s going to be a major upgrade.” The Terminal B garage is part of an ongoing effort to meet the record-breaking number of passengers the airport has seen in recent years. “We are growing by leaps and bounds, setting monthly passenger records throughout the year,” Johnston said, noting the airport served a record 13,634,838 passengers in 2024. The 13.6 million passengers represent an increase of 5.1 percent from 2023. Terminal B is one of seven projects in the $1.3 billion SMForward program, which includes a $140 million pedestrian walkway under construction. Crews broke ground in October 2024 and recently finished foundation work. Crane operators are expected to begin work in late spring, said TJ Chen, deputy director of SMF planning and development. “The public will see the project start coming off the ground in the coming month when the weather is nice,” Chen said. “The garage has several key amenities. We are going to add a parking guidance system. Essentially, when you enter the garage, you have a red light/green light system to help the customer identify where the occupied stalls are
An excavator clears ground on the future site of the Terminal B garage at Sacramento International Airport.
located. Plans also include EV [electric vehicle] chargers on every floor, and we’re going to make the garage infrastructure solar panel ready for the installation of solar panels on the roof, hopefully in the near future.” The garage also will offer close-in, covered parking and even reserved parking, Johnston said. “You’ll be able to go on the website, reserve a specific spot and you’ll know exactly where you are going and what you will pay,” he said. see SACRAMENTO page 7
The Terminal B garage will replace an hourly lot at Sacramento International Airport.