Kingsport breaks ground on new downtown Parking Garage
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This is a facility that the community can be proud of, and will alleviate decades old concerns about the lack of parking available to downtown small business owners, their employees and their customers, Mayor Dennis Phillips said at the event. At the same time, we are continuing to grow our downtown
The structure is still on schedule for a June completion, despite weather which delayed the anticipated mid-January start date. Upon completion, the facility will offer 364 new parking spaces on three decks. The majority of spaces will be available free of charge.
The facility replaces 110 surface parking spaces in the
The facade facing
To be constructed at a cost of $4.5 million, the structure could potentially offer additional but more limited lease space on
In addition, at least two electrical charging stations will be provided in the garage for electric vehicles, and restrooms will be provided in the facility for use during special downtown events such as the Twilight Alive and
To alleviate the shortage of parking created during construction, additional free public parking has been secured on
For a map of free parking areas in and around City Hall, please click here.
For a larger view of the garage renderings, please click here.