“Every major and most medium airports in the state have long-established off-site parking with shuttles, but SMF patrons must suffer the higher prices, long searches and longer waits.

The Sacramento airport also set new records for the number ... In October, crews started construction on a new 5,500-space parking garage, replacing the hourly B parking lot.

Sacramento County awarded a $229 million contract to Sacramento-based, woman-owned Otto Construction, which built the Terminal A parking garage in 2004.