The Reno-Tahoe International Airport filed two permits with the City of Reno for its $299M Ground Transportation Center.
The ground transportation center features a new rental car and parking facility. In total, the transportation center will be 440.2KSF. The $299M transportation center is one component of the airport’s MoreRNO expansion project. The MoreRNO project, in its entirety, will cost $1B.
The first permit for the Ground Transportation Center consists of a four-story building with an attached four-story parking garage. This permit was for the main section of the project. The second permit encompasses an administrative/maintenance building for the rental car facility.
Parking at the airport has exceeded capacity several times, particularly during holidays. Rental car companies currently take up 600 parking spaces in the existing lot. The expansion will give the nine companies dedicated spaces and free up the existing 600 spaces for customers.
The transportation center will also contain 24 fueling stations, six car washes, storage for an additional 300 vehicles and three maintenance bays. The facility also features a covered walkway, which provides access from the baggage claim area.
A Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority press release from May 2024 announced the project is the product of a public-private partnership between the RTAA and Conrac Solutions.
A joint venture between Q&D Construction and Webcor Construction will build the project. PGAL Architects created preliminary renderings for the project.
Construction of the ground transportation center is expected to wrap up in 2028.
MoreRNO Projects
The airport raised $238.3M for the MoreRNO project through two bonds series in 2024 and is planning two additional airport concourses. Completed projects in the MoreRNO plans include the expanded ticketing hall and Loop Road construction efforts. The ground transportation center is expected to begin construction this year, but a start date has not yet been finalized. The airport is planned to break ground in the fall. (Source)
