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Pinellas County seeks design approval for 4-level, design-build airport garage as parking crunch intensifies
Summary
County staff proposed a 4-level, roughly 2,000–2,300-space parking garage adjacent to the terminal at St. Pete–Clearwater (PIE) Airport, funded by rental-car CFCs, FDOT grants and airport reserves, and asked the Board to approve pre-construction services at its next meeting to allow design and final cost estimates.
Pinellas County officials told commissioners they plan to seek approval for design services next week for a multi-level parking garage at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport to address recurring capacity shortages.
Mark Sprague, the airport’s interim director, summarized a parking study showing continued passenger growth — "we have surpassed the 2,560,000 passengers at the November this year" — and described repeated long-term lot closures that have forced passengers into economy shuttle lots and created long waits. Staff recommended building a four-level parking structure on the Strawberry lot adjacent to the terminal to add roughly…
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